despotic

despotic
    adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
           [syn: {despotic}, {despotical}]
    2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal
       to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and
       despotic"
    3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having
       absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic
       government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that
       lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical
       government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic},
       {dictatorial}, {despotic}, {tyrannic}, {tyrannical}]
    

Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
   despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
   Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
   in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
   despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.
   -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]
    

65 Moby Thesaurus words for "despotic":
      absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic,
      arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic,
      autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional,
      democratic, dictatorial, domineering, fascist, federal, federalist,
      federalistic, feudal, governmental, grinding, gubernatorial,
      heteronomous, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, lordly,
      magisterial, magistral, masterful, matriarchal, matriarchic,
      monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
      oligarchic, oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
      parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, peremptory, pluralistic,
      political, repressive, republican, self-governing, severe, strict,
      suppressive, theocratic, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous