Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
= tyranny
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Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
= tyranny
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012