名词

1. 专制君主统治；专制政治;暴政
Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.

1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonym: dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianismtyranny

2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Synonym: absolutismtyranny