A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives

• tyranny

  1. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:
  2. The office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler
  3. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:

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  1. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:
  2. The office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler
  3. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:

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• monocracy

  1. Government by one person; autocracy
  2. Government or rule by a single person; autocracy.
  3. Autocracy

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  1. Government by one person; autocracy
  2. Government or rule by a single person; autocracy.
  3. Autocracy

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• dictatorship

  1. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
  2. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  3. Absolute power or authority

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  1. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
  2. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  3. Absolute power or authority

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• autocracy

  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.

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  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.

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• autarchy

  1. Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.
  2. Absolute rule or sovereignty; autocracy
  3. Absolute rule or power; autocracy.

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  1. Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.
  2. Absolute rule or sovereignty; autocracy
  3. Absolute rule or power; autocracy.

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• absolutism

  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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A political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule

• totalitarianism

  1. 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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  1. 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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• dictatorship

  1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  2. The position or office of a dictator
  3. Absolute power or authority

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  1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  2. The position or office of a dictator
  3. Absolute power or authority

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• autocracy

  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

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  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

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• authoritarianism

  1. A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.

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  1. A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.

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• absolutism

  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly

• tyranny

  1. The office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler
  2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:
  3. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:

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  1. The office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler
  2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:
  3. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:

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• totalitarianism

  1. 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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  1. 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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• dictatorship

  1. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
  2. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  3. Absolute power or authority

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  1. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
  2. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  3. Absolute power or authority

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• autocracy

  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.

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  1. Government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
  2. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.

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Autocracy

• imperialism

  1. A political doctrine or system promoting such extension of authority.
  2. The policy and practice of forming and maintaining an empire in seeking to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries, the establishment of colonies, etc.
  3. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

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  1. A political doctrine or system promoting such extension of authority.
  2. The policy and practice of forming and maintaining an empire in seeking to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries, the establishment of colonies, etc.
  3. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

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• dictatorship

  1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  2. Absolute power or authority
  3. A government which exercises autocratic rule.

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  1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  2. Absolute power or authority
  3. A government which exercises autocratic rule.

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• absolutism

  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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  1. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
  2. (Philos.) Any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle that is absolute, or not relative
  3. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.

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Tyranny

• domination

  1. The exercise of such control or power.
  2. (Christianity) The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  3. A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy

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  1. The exercise of such control or power.
  2. (Christianity) The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  3. A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy

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• coercion

  1. The act or practice of coercing.
  2. The act or power of coercing
  3. Government by force

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  1. The act or practice of coercing.
  2. The act or power of coercing
  3. Government by force

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• repression

  1. A repressing or being repressed
  2. The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.
  3. The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

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  1. A repressing or being repressed
  2. The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.
  3. The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

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