despot

🇺🇸 /ˈdespɑːt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdespɒt/
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noun
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a ruler who has a lot of power and uses it unfairly or cruelly

The despot made unfair laws that hurt many people.

translation

n. a ruler who has a lot of power and uses it unfairly or cruelly

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Plural despots