Plural form of despotism; multiple instances or types of absolute authoritarian rule.
Simple plural of despotism, formed by adding the standard English plural suffix -s to the noun.
The plural form reminds us that tyranny isn't one-size-fits-all—different despotisms throughout history have taken wildly different forms, from ancient Egypt to Soviet Russia to modern autocracies, each with unique mechanisms of control.
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