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):absolutism, authoritarianism, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism

Category: General

2.Definition: dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Related Noun(s):absolutism, despotism

Category: General