People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate. 人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。
despotic
[ adj ]
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
<adj.pert>
ruled by or characteristic of a despot
<adj.all> moved from a feudal to a despotic order his administration was arrogant and despotic
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
<adj.all> an authoritarian regime autocratic government despotic rulers a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war a tyrannical government
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.
For 60 years some 17m people there had been subject to despotic government, first of the right and then of the left.
Disillusioned former supporters accuse Buthelezi of being despotic and unable to accept criticism.
Donald McIntyre, with what voice that remains, captured the geriatric randiness of the despotic Boris.
A human rights group, describing Malawi as despotic and brutally repressive, said today that police there killed more than 20 protesters in a previously unreported massacre.
If despotic governments can trample on human rights, so can intolerant masses.
Iliescu, long rumored to be a possible successor to Ceausescu, did not sign a March 1989 letter to the former Romanian leader that protested the dictator's human rights violations and his despotic rule.
This is a recipe not for more cooperation and accountability between the branches, but for a superannuated presidency and a despotic Congress.
A similar message sent to the palace Saturday by Jordan's professional associations accused the current Cabinet of becoming "more despotic" and called for a new Cabinet, parliamentary elections and punishment of wrongdoers in the government.