Answer: despot

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DESPOT

Saddam Hussein, e.g.

DESPOT

Mogul.

DESPOT

Tyrant.

DESPOT
Overlord.
DESPOT
Byzantine emperor.
DESPOTRuler of a kind.
DESPOTDictator.
DESPOTNero or Ivan
DESPOTCruel dictator
DESPOTNero or Caligula
DESPOTCaligula was one
DESPOTIdi Amin, e.g.
DESPOTSatrap
DESPOTVlad the Impaler, e.g.
DESPOTDemocrat's opponent?
DESPOTOne with absolute authority.
DESPOTQaddafi, for one
DESPOTPapa Doc Duvalier, e.g.
DESPOTTyrannical leader
DESPOTKim Jong-il, e.g.
DESPOTRuler who rules by force
DESPOTPol Pot, e.g.
DESPOTHarsh ruler
DESPOTTyrannous type
DESPOTIron-fisted ruler
DESPOTIronfisted type
DESPOTIdi Amin, notably
DESPOTSaddam was one
DESPOTOne with an iron fist
DESPOTBanana republic head
DESPOTRuler with absolute power
DESPOTAbsolute ruler
DESPOTAutocrat
DESPOTOppressive ruler
DESPOTHard ruler
DESPOTEmperor, e.g.
DESPOTTough ruler
DESPOTTsar or emperor
DESPOTDictatorial ruler
DESPOTRigid ruler