despotic (adj.)
- absolute
- absolutist
- absolutistic
- arbitrary
- aristocratic
- arrogant
- autarchic
- authoritarian
- authoritative
- autocratic
- autonomous
- bossy
- bureaucratic
- civic
- civil
- constitutional
- democratic
- dictatorial
- domineering
- fascist
- federal
- feudal
- governmental
- gubernatorial
- high-handed
- imperative
- imperial
- imperious
- lordly
- magisterial
- masterful
- matriarchal
- matriarchic
- monarchal
- monarchic
- official
- oligarchic
- oppressive
- overbearing
- parliamentary
- patriarchal
- patriarchic
- peremptory
- pluralistic
- political
- repressive
- republican
- self-governing
- severe
- strict
- suppressive
- theocratic
- totalitarian
- tyrannical
- tyrannous
