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单词 Oriental despotism
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Definition of Oriental despotism in English:

Oriental despotism

noun

  • A particularly oppressive form of despotic government, thought historically to be characteristic of Asian politics, especially those of the Ottoman and Chinese Empires; (as a count noun) any regime operating through this form of government.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), historian.

Definition of Oriental despotism in US English:

Oriental despotism

noun

  • A particularly oppressive form of despotic government, thought historically to be characteristic of Asian politics, especially those of the Ottoman and Chinese Empires; (as a count noun) any regime operating through this form of government.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), historian.
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