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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
despot /ˈdɛspɒt/

▶noun a ruler who exercises absolute power, especially in a cruel or oppressive way.

– derivatives
despotic adjective,
despotically adverb,
despotism noun.

– origin C16: from Fr. despote, via med. L. from Gk despotēs ‘master, absolute ruler’.

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