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despotism

/'dɛspə,tɪzəm/

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noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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absolutism authoritarianism caesarism dictatorship monocracy one-man rule shogunate stalinism totalitarianism tyranny

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autarchy autocracy
noun
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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absolutism tyranny

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ascendency ascendence ascendancy control dominance ascendance

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