DESPOTISM
Scrabble letter values: D2E1S1P3O1T1I1S1M3 = 14
Definition
- noun dominance through threat of punishment and violence. — synonyms: absolutism, tyranny
- noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). — synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man_rule, shogunate, Stalinism