Despotic - English meaning

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

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Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

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Good and evil are presented as absolutes

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A person who holds absolute principles in political, philosophical, or theological matters.

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He was a moral absolutist with little patience for shades of grey

adjective

Relating to or supporting absolute principles.

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An absolutist political tradition

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Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

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An arbitrary decision

adjective

Based on a desire or idea or chance rather than reason

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Her outfit was an arbitrary choice but was just perfect., we didn’t think much about it, just arbit…

noun

A ruler who has absolute power.

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He is one of those pitiable petty autarchs who habitually lord it over children and helpless underl…

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Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.

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The transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime

noun

An authoritarian person.

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The power structures may have changed, but authoritarians will still abuse power however they can.

adjective

Demanding total obedience to those in positions of authority

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An authoritarian ruler/parent

adjective

Relating to a ruler who has absolute power.

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The constitutional reforms threatened his autocratic power

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Of or typical of a ruler with total power.

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A dictatorial regime

adjective

Liking to give orders

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A dictatorial ruler/government, her father is very dictatorial.

adjective

Involving only one political party

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The country is effectively a one-party state.

noun

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

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A summary of chapter three

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Not including needless details or formalities; brief.

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Summary financial statements

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A brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something

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The assignment was to write a summary of the news., in summary, chen’s book is a good introduction …

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Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

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A totalitarian regime

noun

A person advocating a totalitarian system of government.

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Most totalitarians seem afraid of the spirit of science

adjective

Unable to be explained.

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A strange and unaccountable fact

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Not able to be explained or understood

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For some unaccountable reason, he forgot his car keys.

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Not in accordance with the political constitution or with procedural rules.

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We cannot tolerate unconstitutional action

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Not allowed by the constitution (= set of political principles) of a country or organization

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Not controlled.

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Some uncontrolled children rather marred the proceedings

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Existing or happening with nothing able to stop it

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Uncontrolled shivering, the uncontrolled spread of urban sprawl

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Not relating or according to democratic principles.

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An undemocratic regime