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despotism : 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. ``The despotism of vice.'' --Byron.

2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


Related isms

  • absolutism
  • authoritarianism
  • caesarism
  • stalinism
  • totalitarianism


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