Despotic

  • 31despotic monarchy — /dəsˌpɒtɪk ˈmɒnəki/ (say duhs.potik monuhkee) noun → absolute monarchy …

  • 32Despotical — Despotic Des*pot ic, Despotical Des*pot ic*al, a. [Gr. despotiko s: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.… …

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  • 33Despotically — Despotic Des*pot ic, Despotical Des*pot ic*al, a. [Gr. despotiko s: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.… …

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  • 34Despoticalness — Despotic Des*pot ic, Despotical Des*pot ic*al, a. [Gr. despotiko s: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.… …

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  • 35dictatorial regime — despotic system of government, tyrannical leadership …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36Infrastructural power — is the capacity of the state to penetrate civil society and to use this penetration to enforce policy throughout its entire territory. [1] The concept of infrastructural power was introduced by sociologist Michael Mann in his article The… …

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  • 37tiranic — TIRÁNIC, Ă, tiranici, ce, adj. Care tiranizează, de tiran; despotic, samavolnic, crud, arbitrar, tiranicesc, tirănesc. ♦ fig. Care obsedează, urmăreşte, chinuieşte; chinuitor, obsendant. – Din ngr. tirannikós, fr. tyrannique. Trimis de ana… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 38dictatorial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dogmatic, opinionated, despotic, arbitrary. See severity, insolence, authority. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Overbearing] Syn. imperious, domineering, arrogant, dogmatic; see egotistic 2 , masterful …

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  • 39Hongwu — /hawng wooh /, n. Pinyin. (Zhu Yuanzhang) Hung wu. * * * ▪ emperor of Ming dynasty Introduction Wade Giles romanization  Hung wu , posthumous name (shi)  Gaodi , temple name (miaohao)  Taizu , original personal name (xingming)  Zhu Chongba ,… …

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  • 40Hung-wu — /hoong wooh /, n. (Chu Yüan chang) 1328 98, emperor of China 1368 98: founder of the Ming dynasty. * * * ▪ emperor of Ming dynasty Introduction Pinyin  Hongwu  (reign name, or nien hao), posthumous name (shih)  Kao ti , temple name (ming)  T ai… …

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