Despot vs Autocratic - What's the difference?
despot | autocratic |
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
(label) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
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Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
As a noun despot
is despot.As an adjective autocratic is
of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.despot
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* despotate * despotismAnagrams
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autocratic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- In recent times the British prime minister has become increasingly autocratic .
- Despite his lack of any actual authority his autocratic demeanour annoyed many of his colleagues.
