n.

1. 專制君主統治；專制政治[U]
   A large proportion of the best citizens hated his despotism.

   一大部分最好的公民都痛恨他的專制君主統治。

2. 專制；暴政[U]
   Despotism was at its height toward the end of his reign.

   在他統治的最後階段專制達到了頂峰。

3. 專制政府；專制國家[C]
   No one would like to live in a tyrannical despotism.

   誰也不願意生活在一個暴君專制的國家。