Despot is an English word with synonyms like tyrant or autocrat. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Despot meaning
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
Using Despot
- The main meaning on this page is: A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. | A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
- Useful related words include: tyrant, autocrat, dictator, potentate.
- In the example corpus, despot often appears in combinations such as: the despot, as despot, despot and.
Context around Despot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Despot
- In this selection, "despot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, russian, korean, potential, ordered, outflows and backed stand out and add context to how "despot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a moody despot and and a despot who inflicted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "despot" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with despot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Putin acted in kind as a despot would. (8 words)
All that just so that the despot can keep his job. (11 words)
A perfect excuse for every despot in the world to issue edicts. (12 words)
For example, on top of potential despot outflows due to high short-term government bond yields, CRE presents a further source of trouble for the banking industry, with smaller and regional banks having a larger stake in this sector in recent years. (42 words)
Choi had been reeling in fish for the government of North Korean despot Kim Jong Un, who ordered fishermen to ramp up their hauls during food shortages and international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear arsenal, according to the report. (40 words)
Jannings fitted in with the social whirl of Hollywood – there are pictures of him sitting with a swimsuit-wearing Greta Garbo – but to some of the actors with whom he worked closely, he was a moody despot. (37 words)
Might not the Arab despot in charge of Palestine from the river to the sea leave his Jewish subjects alone? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
And a day later, the Russian despot ordered the partial mobilisation of Russia's military reservists, meaning 300,000 new soldiers would soon join the fight.
For example, on top of potential despot outflows due to high short-term government bond yields, CRE presents a further source of trouble for the banking industry, with smaller and regional banks having a larger stake in this sector in recent years.
I rebelled against all of that and even went as far as to label the then REO a despot.
Lukashenko owes Putin loyalty after the Russian despot backed the then-beleaguered Belarusian leader when protests nearly ousted him from power under his repressive regime without fair and free elections.
Might not the Arab despot in charge of Palestine from the river to the sea leave his Jewish subjects alone?
The safety of Kim Jong-un's sister is a cause of concern due to the North Korean despot's history of eliminating political rivals, according to experts.
During a meeting with supporters in Moscow this week a bodyguard was seen ready to rush onto the stage and protect the 71-year-old despot with a bulletproof shield.
Earlier this month Starmer was accused of “governing like a despot” and Labour are “running scared” from Reform UK.
It's unknown whether Broly will aid in the fight against Black Frieza in the future, though it will be interesting to see how he stacks up to the alien despot.
Jannings fitted in with the social whirl of Hollywood – there are pictures of him sitting with a swimsuit-wearing Greta Garbo – but to some of the actors with whom he worked closely, he was a moody despot.
Putin acted in kind as a despot would.
The despot is set for another six years in the Kremlin after emphatically and unsurprisingly winning March's presidential poll, with his new term formally beginning on Tuesday.
The despot leader removed defence minister Sergei Shoigu from his post, and replaced him with former deputy prime minister Andrei Belousov.
The despot was a KGB officer in his hometown of Leningrad when he married flight attendant Lyudmila Ocheretnaya.
This is how you can have peace!' to discussing the despot's love of photography, the profile painted a cosy and modern picture of Asma and her husband.
What the world saw was a bold statement from Macron announcing that in this system, all powers belong to the French despot resident in Paris and the subordinates must bend to the will of France.
All that just so that the despot can keep his job.
A perfect excuse for every despot in the world to issue edicts.
Choi had been reeling in fish for the government of North Korean despot Kim Jong Un, who ordered fishermen to ramp up their hauls during food shortages and international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear arsenal, according to the report.
He was New Mexico's first colonial governor and a despot who inflicted misery on Native Americans.
Common combinations with despot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the despot 8×
- as despot 4×
- despot and 3×
- despot who 3×
- despot to 3×
- enlightened despot 3×
- russian despot 2×
- despot in 2×
- despot with 2×
- despot is 2×