noun
- systems of government in which a single person holds absolute power and uses it in a cruel or oppressive way
Usage: plural form of despotism
Examples
- The history book examined various despotisms throughout the centuries.
- Citizens fled from the neighboring despotisms to seek freedom.
- The professor compared different despotisms and their methods of control.
- Many despotisms have fallen when people demanded their rights.
- The documentary explored how despotisms suppress free speech.
- Students studied the economic effects of despotisms on their populations.