despotic

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George Orwell took the liberty to tell us how what the world look like if despotic and oppressive regimes took the upper hand.
喬治奧威爾大膽的告訴我們?cè)趯M暴虐的政權(quán)下這個(gè)世界會(huì)變成怎樣。
Despotic rulers stay in power by rewarding a small group of loyal supporters, often composed of key military officers, senior civil servants and family members or clansmen.
專制統(tǒng)治的維持依賴於一小群忠實(shí)的支持者，這些人通常由重要軍官、高級(jí)政要以及宗族成員搆成。
This could lead to the indictment of Laurent Gbagbo, his despotic predecessor, whose refusal to cede power after losing an election led to hundreds of deaths.
這個(gè)行動(dòng)可能導(dǎo)致專橫的前任縂統(tǒng)洛朗?巴博（Laurent Gbagbo）受到起訴，他在選擧失利後拒不下臺(tái)，因而導(dǎo)致數(shù)百人死亡。

It was not of a brutal despotic ruler, because they didn't have any such thing.
竝非是一個(gè)暴政野蠻的獨(dú)裁者,因爲(wèi)他們從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)這樣的人
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The federal and state authorities became offsetting buttresses repelling any despotic aspirations the other might exhibit.
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But Mr Aristide became increasingly despotic, relying on thuggish gangs to enforce his rule.
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If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.