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Summary

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despotism:
- despotisme; tyrannie
Wiktionary:
- despotism → despotisme
- despotism → despotisme

English

Detailed Translations for despotism from English to French

despotism:

despotism [the ~] nomen

the despotism (tyranny)
le despotisme; la tyrannie
- despotisme [le ~] nomen
- tyrannie [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for despotism:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
despotisme	despotism; tyranny	ambition for power; imperious spirit; lust of power; oppression; perverted exercise of power
tyrannie	despotism; tyranny	oppression; perverted exercise of power; repression; suppression
-	absolutism; tyranny

Synonyms for "despotism":

absolutism; tyranny; dominance; ascendance; ascendence; ascendancy; ascendency; control
dictatorship; authoritarianism; Caesarism; monocracy; one-man rule; shogunate; Stalinism; totalitarianism; autocracy; autarchy

Related Definitions for "despotism":

dominance through threat of punishment and violence¹

Wiktionary Translations for despotism:

despotism

noun

government by a singular authority
- despotism → despotisme

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• despotism	→ despotisme	↔ despotisme — politiek\|nld een regeringsvorm waarbij één persoon (de despoot) of een kleine groep personen absolute macht heeft, die naar willekeur kan worden toegepast

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