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despotism |
WordNet 2.0 |
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
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- dominance through threat of punishment and violence |
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| Despotism |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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. "Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor." -- Bp. Horsley. |
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