Synonyms for Despotic (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot):
despotical
WordNet sense 2 (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty):
authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, tyrannical
WordNet sense 3 (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals):
undemocratic
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