About The Word Despotism
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Despotism
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What's The Definition Of Despotism?
[n] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
[n] dominance through threat of punishment and violence Synonyms | Synonyms for Despotism: absolutism | absolutism | authoritarianism | Caesarism | dictatorship | monocracy | one-man rule | shogunate | Stalinism | totalitarianism | tyranny | tyranny Related Terms | Find terms related to Despotism: absolute monarchy | absolutism | argumentum baculinum | autarchy | authoritarianism | autocracy | benevolent despotism | big stick | Caesarism | czarism | dictatorship | domination | domineering | fascism | heavy hand | high hand | iron boot | iron hand | iron heel | kaiserism | monarchy | monocracy | one-man rule | one-party rule | oppression | paternalism | reign of terror | repression | Stalinism | suppression | terrorism | thought control | totalitarianism | tyranny See Also | ascendance | ascendancy | ascendence | ascendency | autarchy | autocracy | control | dominance | police state Despotism In Webster's Dictionary \Des"po*tism\, n. [Cf. F. despotisme.]
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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