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Full Definition of DESPOTISM. 1. a: rule by a despot b: despotic exercise of power. 2. a: a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power: absolutism b: a despotic state.
<b>Answer 2</b>  An enlightened despot was a monarch during the 18th century who brought about political, religious, and social reforms that were considered of an enlightened nature.