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?zhuān)橫暴虐的政權(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(zhuān)制統(tǒng)治的維持依賴(lài)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(zhuān)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.