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noun
A political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule:
authoritarianism, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism. See over, politicsA government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives:
autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, tyranny. See over, politics
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