noun
absolute monarchy, dictatorship, totalitarian government, despotism, czarism, absolutism, tyranny, totalitarianism, autarchy, one-man rule; see also fascism, government 2.
See autocracy in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives:
A political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule:
Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly:
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