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DESPOTIC translate: despótico, despótico. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary.
a leader with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way. an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way); It is the story of a military coup which brings a brutal despot to power.
Synonyms for DESPOTIC: arbitrary, oppressive, authoritarian, tyrannic, autocratic, tyrannical, dictatorial, tyrannous; Antonyms of DESPOTIC: limited, constitutional ...
In the English description: tyrannical - undemocratic. Spanish: tiránico - déspota - despótico - tirano. Synonyms: dictatorial, oppressive, authoritarian, absolute, autocratic, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "despotic" in the title: No aparecen discusiones con "despotic" en el foro Spanish-English.
3 meanings: 1. an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant 2. any person in power who acts tyrannically 3. a title.... Click for more definitions.
a leader with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way. an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way); It is the story of a military coup which brings a brutal despot to power.
Despotic definition: Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical. The new king was a man of excellent intentions and did his Louis Bonaparte best to promote the interest of his subjects, but finding King of himself unable to protect them from the despotic Holland.