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DESPOT

Published on Mar 21, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DESPOT (NOUN)

SAMANTHA ROSS: BLOCK 4

DESPOT

  • a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
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SYNONYMS

  • Tyrant
  • Opressor
  • Dictator
  • Absolute ruler
  • Totalitarian
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

  • He was a weak despot with an exaggerated opinion of his dignity and his prerogatives.
  • The despot has decided to control all television stations in the whole nation.

My Sentence

  • My whole math class didn't behave for our substitute teacher last week, so when our teacher got back she acted as a despot for the whole day.

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