despotism

Meanings

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonyms

• absolutism
• tyranny
• dictatorship
• authoritarianism
• Caesarism
• monocracy
• one-man rule
• shogunate
• Stalinism
• totalitarianism

Scrabble Score: 14

despotism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

despotism is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

despotism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

despotism is a valid Words With Friends word

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