a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) 同义词：dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny,
dominance through threat of punishment and violence 同义词：absolutism, tyranny,
Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. That entity may be an individual, as in an autocracy, or it may be a group,Encyclop?dia Britannica as in an oligarchy.
例句与用法
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Diem, a profound traditionalist, ran a family despotism in the oriental manner . 狄姆这个根深蒂固的传统主义者，用东方的方式进行家族专制。
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It has been said of old, that in a despotism there is at most but one patriot, the despot himself . 老话说，专制政体下，只有一个爱国者，就是专制暴君本人。
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Furthermore, the classical philosophers found out, by successive steps, that law must be a bulwark against anarchy as well as against despotism . 此外，古典自然法学家逐渐发现，法律应当是抵制无政府状态和专制主义的堡垒。
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The american people (and rockefeller as well) had been taught a tragic lesson in the consequences of industrial despotism and absentee capitalism . 美国人民（洛克菲勒也是一样）由于工业专制主义和遥控资本主义，得到了一次悲惨的教训。
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No one will like to live in a tyrannical despotism 谁也不愿意生活在一个暴君专制的国家。
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Evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism , 表明政府企图把人民置于专制暴政之下时
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Evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism , 表明政府企图把人民置于专制暴政之下时
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On the different connotations of despotism in chinese and western languages 论中西语境中专制主义的不同含义
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