despotism

But “of all the forms democratic despotism could take,” Tocqueville continues, “the worst would be to turn over all the powers of government to the hands of an irresponsible person.”

So they bequeathed us the separation of powers and the associated checks and balances ideally expected to counter such despotism.

Mr. Turk told the crowd that the elder Assad’s regime had “relied on terror” and called Bashar’s rule “illegitimate,” saying it represented “despotism.”

He has bullied, cornered, cajoled, bribed and threatened most of the rest of the GOP into following him into despotism.

Mr Jones claimed Mr Williams had run "a regime of despotism" throughout his daughter's tenure at the channel and sacked her "without consultation".