What does despot mean?
Despot means A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant..
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/ˈdɛs.pɒt/ · noun
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant..
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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Despot means A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant..
Common synonyms include tyrant, autocrat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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