slovodefinícia
despot
(encz)
despot,despota n: Zdeněk Brož
despot
(encz)
despot,tyran n: Zdeněk Brož
Despot
(gcide)
Despot \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.
despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to
po`sis husband, and L. potens. See Potent.]
1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible
ruler or sovereign.
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Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally
leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with
despot and tyrant. --C. J. Smith.
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2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a
tyrant.
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despot
(wn)
despot
n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, autocrat,
despot]
DESPOT
(bouvier)
DESPOT. This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies
master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad
part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states,
despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
Encyc. Lond.

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despotically
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despotism
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Despot
(gcide)
Despot \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.
despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to
po`sis husband, and L. potens. See Potent.]
1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible
ruler or sovereign.
[1913 Webster]

Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally
leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with
despot and tyrant. --C. J. Smith.
[1913 Webster]

2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a
tyrant.
[1913 Webster]
Despotat
(gcide)
Despotat \Des"po*tat\, n. [Cf. F. despotat.]
The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a
despot. --Freeman. Despotic
Despotic
(gcide)
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
-- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
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Despotical
(gcide)
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
-- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
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Despotically
(gcide)
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
-- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
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Despoticalness
(gcide)
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
-- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
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Despotism
(gcide)
Despotism \Des"po*tism\, n. [Cf. F. despotisme.]
1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute
control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. "The
despotism of vice." --Byron.
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2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic
monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.
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Despotism . . . is the only form of government which
may with safety to itself neglect the education of
its infant poor. --Bp. Horsley.
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Despotist
(gcide)
Despotist \Des"po*tist\, n.
A supporter of despotism. [R.]
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Despotize
(gcide)
Despotize \Des"po*tize\, v. t.
To act the despot.
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despotic
(wn)
despotic
adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
[syn: despotic, despotical]
2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal
to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and
despotic"
3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having
absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic
government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that
lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical
government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic,
dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical]
despotical
(wn)
despotical
adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
[syn: despotic, despotical]
despotism
(wn)
despotism
n 1: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn:
absolutism, tyranny, despotism]
2: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism,
authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy,
one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism,
tyranny]
DESPOT
(bouvier)
DESPOT. This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies
master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad
part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states,
despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
Encyc. Lond.

DESPOTISM
(bouvier)
DESPOTISM, government. That abuse of government, where the sovereign power
is not divided, but united in the hands of a single man, whatever may be his
official title. It is not, properly, a form of government. Toull. Dr. Civ.
Fr. tit. prel. n. 32; Rutherf Inst. b. 1, c. 20, Sec. 1. Vide Tyranny;
Tyrant.

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