despotism

n. 独裁, 专制, 专制政治 [法] 专制政体, 专制政治

发音

US /ˈdɛspətɪzəm/

词形变化

despotisms 复数 despotisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

    专制

    专制主义

    独裁

    暴政

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

tyranny dictatorship shogunate absolutism authoritarianism Caesarism monocracy Stalinism totalitarianism

上位词 8

control dominance ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency autarchy autocracy

下位词 1

police state

相关短语

enlightened despotism

词源

From French despotisme; equivalent to despot + -ism.

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