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a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
- the despot exiled political dissidents to remote labor camps, where they were left to rot
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“Despot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despot. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of despot was in 1585
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