Definitions For Despotism

noun

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

Is Despotism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Despotism is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Despotism in a Sentence

  • By the end of the 20th century many countries around the world had rejected despotism in favor of democracy

Synonyms for Despotism

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