DESPOTISM

dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny

(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

absolutism, tyranny, despotism

(noun) dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

despotism (countable and uncountable, plural despotisms)

government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Synonyms

• tyranny

Anagrams

• misposted

Source: Wiktionary

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Des"po*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. despotisme.]

1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. "The despotism of vice." Byron.

2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp. Horsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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