Answer: DESPOT
DESPOT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 40 times.
- Saddam Hussein, e.g.
- Vlad the Impaler, e.g.
- Democrat's opponent?
- Qaddafi, for one
- Ironfisted one
- Papa Doc Duvalier, e.g.
- Tyrannical leader
- Tyrant
- Oppressor
- Rigid ruler
- Ming the Merciless or Vlad the Impaler
- Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
- Ironfisted ruler
- Autocrat
- Ruler with absolute power
- Tyrannical ruler
- Dictator
- Czar
- Kim Jong-il, e.g.
- Tough ruler
- Emperor, e.g.
- Absolute ruler
- Ruthless ruler
- Totalitarian ruler
- Idi Amin, notably
- Ironfisted type
- Tsar or emperor
- Iron-fisted ruler
- 65-Across, e.g.
- Inflexible ruler
- Ruler with an iron fist
- Tryant
- Ruler who rules by force
- Coup target
- Powerful ruler
- Unrestricted ruler
- Tyrannous type
- Pharaoh, for one
- Totalitarian leader
- Oppressive ruler