Difference between Despotic and Dictatorial

DESPOTIC vs DICTATORIAL: ADJECTIVE

Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Ruled by or characteristic of a despot

Of or characteristic of a dictator
Likened to a dictator in severity
Expecting unquestioning obedience
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.
Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.
Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing.
Of or pertaining to a dictator
In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others

Pertaining to or of the nature of a despot or despotism; unlimited; arbitrary; tyrannical: as, a despotic ruler; despotic government or power; a despotic will.
Having absolute sovereignty

Tyrannous, Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Tyranny, Oppressive, Autocracy, Despotism, Totalitarian, Repressive, Despotical, Undemocratic, Authoritarian, Autocratic, Dictatorial, Tyrannical

Tyrannous, Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Tyranny, Oppressive, Autocracy, Despotism, Totalitarian, Repressive, Despotical, Undemocratic, Authoritarian, Autocratic, Dictatorial, Tyrannical

Romans, who feared above all else the return to despotic monarchy.
ALARUNappears to assert that Francis always had a despotic tendency.
Absolute rule; tyrannyneed despotic Government, being incapable of any other.
Theexternal danger to be feared, of course, was despotic government.
In despotic systems, success makes the despotism ever stronger.
In his internal Philips government Philip was fully despotic.
Wasinger, Governmental Immunity: Despotic Mantle or Creature of Necessity?
Rome rising up to depose a despotic king.
His superiors treated him in coolly despotic fashion.
Each included an effort to replace one despotic royal sovereign with another despotic royal sovereign.

Shah became progressively dictatorial, especially in the late seventies.
American fear of a standing army assuming dictatorial control.
Why did you ignore this dictatorial and fraudulent action?.
NLM leaders criticised the CPP for perceived dictatorial tendencies.
III, is allowed to succeed in his dictatorial plans.
Senate so that it vested him with dictatorial powers.
Revolution that eventually led to the dictatorial Stalinism.
The Russians do this with whose dictatorial efficiency.
CRM, specifically overly deferential FOs to dictatorial captains.
'Repressive, dictatorial regime' "This is a very repressive, dictatorial regime that continously attacks the opposition," Nogueira told DW in an interview.