government by despots or tyrants
despotocracy Government by a despot; the rule of a despot. Related 'home; house' word units: ecdemo-; eco-; nosto-. Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: 'master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern': -agogic; agon-; arch-; -crat; gov-; magist-; pot...