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Despot vs Oppressor - What's the difference?

despot | oppressor | Synonyms |

Despot is a synonym of oppressor.


As nouns the difference between despot and oppressor

is that despot is despot while oppressor is someone who oppresses another or others.

despot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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)

    • Derived terms

    * despotate * despotism

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    oppressor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * oppressour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who oppresses another or others.

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