absolutism
noun
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the doctrine of an absolute being
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the principle of complete and unrestricted power in governmenttotalitarianismtotalism
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a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)totalitarianismdictatorshipauthoritarianismcaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunatestalinismtyranny
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dominance through threat of punishment and violencedespotismtyranny