Captain and Despot

Captain

Captain noun - A person in overall command of a ship.

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Despot and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despot" instead a noun "Captain".

Nearby Words: captained, captainship, captaincy, captaining

Despot noun - A person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way.

Usage example: the despot exiled political dissidents to remote labor camps, where they were left to rot

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Captain and despot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captain" instead a noun "Despot".

Nearby Words: despotic, despotism

human	human captain	human despot
old	old captain	old despot
certain	certain captain	certain despot
alien	alien captain	alien despot
Other adjectives: current, corrupt, tyrannical, deceased, former, mere, ruthless, military, insane, paranoid, eponymous.

Konrad is an inversion of his roles as The Captain following Babylon 5, a good leader that had become a military despot, a Colonel Kilgore with a nice voice and good use of words.

Source: Playing with Character Type
Dumbass Has a Point: In all of the book, Ned Land opines Captain Nemo is a despot and the Power Trio must attempt the Great Escape as soon as possible.

Source: Literature / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
In Captain America: The First Avenger, the Red Skull demonstrates discipline, taste, and Faux Affably Evil civility despite being an ex-Nazi despot who believes that he is the superior and rightful ruler of the planet.

Source: Lawful Evil

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