Despotism synonyms
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Control or power over another or others.
despotic (related)
A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
The definition of imperialism is the practice of a larger country or government growing stronger by taking over poorer or weaker countries that have important resources.
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
Constrain or restrain by physical force or the threat of such force. See also duress and undue influence.
autocracy (related)
A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
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government (related)
The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.
oppression (related)
The action of oppressing; arbitrary and cruel exercise of power:
tyranny (related)
Unjust or oppressive governmental power:
Absolute rule or power; autocracy.
The definition of a dictatorship is an office or government under absolute control of one person.
A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
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over (related)
A series of six balls bowled from one end of a cricket pitch.
politics (related)
Political life:
Military or imperial dictatorship; political authoritarianism.
Government by one person; autocracy
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
The administration of a shogun.
The bureaucratic, authoritarian exercise of state power and mechanistic application of Marxist-Leninist principles associated with Stalin.
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Find another word for despotism. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for despotism, like: domination, despotic, absolutism, imperialism, repression, coercion, autocracy, government, oppression, tyranny and autarchy.