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ABSOLUTISM

Definition:

[noun] dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Synonyms: tyranny, despotism
[noun] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Synonyms: dictatorship, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
[noun] the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
Synonyms: totalitarianism, totalism
[noun] the doctrine of an absolute being