Chief and Despot

Chief

Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

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

Nearby Word: chiefly

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

Nearby Words: despotic, despotism

old	old chief	old despot
typical	typical chief	typical despot
current	current chief	current despot
corrupt	corrupt chief	corrupt despot
Other adjectives: brutal, former, military, insane, local, paranoid, eponymous, stereotypical.

Chief Judges have been known to play it straight, particularly Cal (an insane despot), MacGruder (who went senile), Silver (a ruthless authoritarian) and Sinfield (a corrupt careerist).

Source: Screw the Rules, I Make Them!

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