The phrase "tin pot" is used to describe someone or something as low-quality, unimportant, or ineffectual. It suggests that the person or thing being referred to lacks power, authority, or prestige. Full definition
He said it right there folks, not about the personal tin pot accolades it's about the titles. (justarsenal.com)
What we find is that the old USSR, Communist China, Zimbabwe, Iran, and every other tin pot dictator not only did little to protect the envirnoment but also destoyed large areas for purely ideological gains. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
A: Something that could provide shelter like a garbage bag, matches, a multitool — and make sure it has a knife with a sawblade on it — a small tin pot for collecting or boiling water, a compass, a watch, rope or cord, and a LUNA bar or something else to eat. (health.com)