| 释义 |
Noun: despotism 'despu`tizum- Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- absolutism, tyranny - A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Derived forms: despotisms Type of: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, autarchy, autocracy, control, dominance Encyclopedia: Despotism |