Despot may refer to:
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Despot (court title)
Despot or ''despotes'' () was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent of the Byzantine emperor.
From Byzantium it spread throughout the late medie ...
, a Byzantine court title
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Despotism
In political science, despotism () is a government, form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute Power (social and political), power. Normally, that entity is an individual, the despot (as in an autocracy), but societies whi ...
, a form of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of one individual
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Despot (rapper)
Alec Reinstein (born May 7, 1982), better known by his stage name Despot, is an American Hip hop music, hip hop artist from Queens, New York City. He was signed to rapper El-P's label Definitive Jux in 2004.Peter Madsen (September 15, 2009)"Int ...
, rapper Alec Reinstein's stage name
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Despot (vehicle)
Despot ( sr-Cyrl, Деспот) is a multi-functional armoured vehicle developed by the arms manufacturer Tehnički remont Bratunac in Bratunac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The vehicle can be used for police and military purpos ...
, armoured multifunctional vehicle
People with the given name
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Despot Badžović
Despot S. Badžović (, ) (1850 — 30 November 1930) was a teacher and an activist of the Serbian national movement in Macedonia. Badžović was also one of the early '' Macedonists'', who developed some kind of pro-Serbian Slav Macedonian iden ...
(1850–1930), teacher, activist of the Serbian national movement
People with the surname
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Despot (surname) Despot is a Croatian and Serbian surname.
In Croatia, they are mostly from the environs of Ploče, where it was once the most common surname in Zaostrog, but today it is chiefly found in Zagreb, followed by Rijeka, Šibenik and Vinkovci. Many o ...
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Blaženka Despot Blaženka Despot (January 1, 1930 in Zagreb – February 18, 2001 in Zagreb) was a Croatian philosopher, socialist feminist, and sociologist.
After finishing high school in Zagreb in 1948 and studying philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Za ...
(1930–2001), Croatian philosopher and sociologist
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Branko Despot
Branko Despot (born July 6, 1942, Zagreb) is a Croatian philosopher.
He is the son of Miroslava Despot, a prominent economic and cultural historian. After finishing gymnasium in Zagreb in 1961, he graduated in philosophy and Ancient Greek in 196 ...
(1942–), Croatian philosopher
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Dragan Despot
Dragan Despot (born 14 July 1956) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 1979.
Despot graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, where his ...
(1956–), Croatian actor
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Iacob Heraclid Despot (1527–1563), Prince of Moldavia
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Ilija Despot Ilija Despot ( Zaostrog, 20 July 1885 – Split, 28 November 1970) was a Croatian theologian, lawyer, poet and writer.
Early life
Ilija Despot was the son of Pavao Despot (1847 - 1888) and Countess Manda Kostanjić (1849 - 1918) of the noble hous ...
(1885–1970), Croatian poet and writer
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Veljko Despot
Veljko Despot (born 4 March 1948) is a Croatian music journalist and record business entrepreneur. He has been involved in all aspects of the music industry as manager-director, record label owner, reporter, chief editor, radio and TV program ...
(born 1948), Croatian record producer
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