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Deposition vs Despotism - What's the difference?

deposition | despotism |

As nouns the difference between deposition and despotism

is that deposition is deposition, statement while despotism is government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

deposition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The removal of someone from office.
  • The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
  • (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
  • (legal) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
  • (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
  • (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
  • (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

    • Synonyms

    * desublimation

    Antonyms

    * erosion, corrosion * sublimation

    Derived terms

    * thin film deposition * vapor deposition

    Anagrams

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    despotism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

    • Synonyms

    * tyranny

    Related terms

    * despot * despotate * despotic