Word o the Day- March 14, 2020

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despotism

(dĕs′pə-tĭz′əm)

n.

1. Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
2. The actions of a despot; tyranny.
3.

a. A government or political system in which the ruler exercises absolute power.
b. A state so ruled.