Absolutism
nounid
9788·updated May 18, 2026verified
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
polysemous
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unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- authoritarianismCaesarismdespotismdictatorshipmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalismtotalitarianismtyranny
- plural
- Absolutisms
- possessive
- Absolutism's
- pluralpossessive
- Absolutisms'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the doctrine of an absolute being
- §2
- the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
- §3
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- §4
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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