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"roman": "ẓālim",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ظَالِم"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṭāḡiya",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "طَاغِيَة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "bṙnakal",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "բռնակալ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "bṙnapet",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "բռնապետ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "déspat",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дэ́спат"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "déspot",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "де́спот"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dèspota"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàojūn",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "暴君"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàwáng",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "霸王"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despota"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despoot"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "despoto"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "despoot"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "despootti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "despote"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "desṗoṭi",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "დესპოტი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Despot"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Despotin"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "despótis",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "δεσπότης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "rodán",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "רודן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "kényúr"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "zsarnok"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "despota"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forlámhaí"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despota"
},
{
"alt": "ぼうくん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bōkun",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "暴君"
},
{
"alt": "暴君",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pokgun",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "폭군"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thǭ la lāt",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "ທໍລະລາດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thǭ ra rāt",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "ທໍຣະຣາດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tyrannus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despots"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despotas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "despot",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "деспот"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mostabedd",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "مستبد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despota"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "déspota"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "déspot",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "де́спот"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despota"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "déspota"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mustabid",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "мустабид"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tɔɔ-rá-râat",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "ทรราช"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "despot"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "diktatör"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "müstebit"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "mütegallibe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "tiran"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "zorba"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "déspot",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "де́спот"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "bạo quân"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "ruler with absolute power; tyrant",
"word": "bá vương"
}
],
"word": "despot"
}
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