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How to pronounce “despot”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of despot with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The Role of Art and Forgiveness in Democracy
A riot, a coup, a despot, his crew.
- Definition summary
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
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How to pronounce despot
The Role of Art and Forgiveness in Democracy

A riot, a coup, a despot, his crew.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “despot”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- (historical) 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)
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