Definition of "despots" [despots]

• Plural form of despot. (noun)

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• "For most of the past millennium, most nations on Earth were governed by rulers who could be described as despots."
• "Our staff includes individuals from across the political and ideological spectrum; our board is made up men and women who have suffered at the hands of despots from the far right to the far left."
• "Something of the mystery and romance that shroud the evil-doings of certain Italian despots of the age of the Renaissance envelops him."