DESPOT (OR TYRANT) (Noun)

Meaning- a person especially a ruler who has unlimited power over other people and often uses it unfairly and cruelly.

Synonym- DICTATOR

Uses-

• The king was regarded as having been an enlightened despot.
•          Persians installed despots to rule their Greek subjects, but such rulers were unpopular.
•           There are some despots, even in these modern times, who are ruling their people in cruel and inhumane ways.
•          My uncle was a good football coach; however, a lot of people considered him to be a despot because he was always dictating what the players had to do during the games.