1. Absolute power; absolute government; arbitrary government.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• depotism,
• desmodiym,
• despotis,
• sespotism,
• xespotism,
• cespotism,
• fespotism,
• respotism,
• eespotism,
• dwspotism,
• despotizm,
• desspotism,
• despoitism,
• desppotism,
• despotoism,
• desoptism,
• desptoism,
• destonist,
• diglotism,
• Mesopotium

• despite,
• decapod,
• despot,
• despotic,
• despotical.

The adjective form of the word "despotism" is "despotic".

The plural of the "despotism" can be the "despotisms".

The singular of the "despotism" can be the "despotism".