despota – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
despota
nm.
despot, tyrant, oppressor, dictator
déspota
nf.
despot, tyrant, oppressor, dictator
déspota
n.
despot, oppressor; tyrant, dictator
despot
n.
despot, tyrant
déspota
(n.) = autocrat ; despotic ; despot ; tyrant ; dictator ; martinet ; strongman.
Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.
Ex: He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.
