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

Related Noun(s):authoritarianism, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny

Category: General

2.Definition: dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Related Noun(s):despotism, tyranny

Category: General

3.Definition: the doctrine of an absolute being

Category: General

4.Definition: the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

Related Noun(s):totalism, totalitarianism

Category: General