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despot

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɛs.pɒt/Part of speech nounSorted deopstStarts with DEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. a cruel and oppressive dictator

Word origin

From Middle French despote, from Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”). Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dámpati).

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  • The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.

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