despot
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdes.pɒt/ us/ˈdes.pət/
专横者，专制者（尤指统治者）
a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly
an evil despot 邪恶的暴君
The king was regarded as having been an enlightened despot. 人们认为国王一直是一位开明的专制君主。
See also: tyrant