Despotism synonyms

dĕs'pə-tĭz'əm

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domination
Control or power over another or others.
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authoritarianism
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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despotic (related)
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stalinism
The bureaucratic, authoritarian exercise of state power and mechanistic application of Marxist-Leninist principles associated with Stalin.
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absolutism
A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
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imperialism
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.
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repression
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
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coercion
Constrain or restrain by physical force or the threat of such force. See also duress and undue influence.
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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.
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oppression (related)
The action of oppressing; arbitrary and cruel exercise of power:
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tyranny (related)
Unjust or oppressive governmental power:
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autarchy
Absolute rule or power; autocracy.
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dictatorship
The definition of a dictatorship is an office or government under absolute control of one person.
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totalitarianism
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.
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politics (related)
Political life:
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caesarism
Military or imperial dictatorship; political authoritarianism.
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monocracy
Government by one person; autocracy
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one-man rule
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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despot (related)
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barbarism (related)
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theocracy (related)
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Despotism Sentence Examples

  • At the same time his paternal despotism tended to emasculate the Tuscan character.

  • The appeal to Rome was a natural course to be advocated by Wolsey, whose despotism over the English church depended upon an authority derived from Rome; but it was probably a mistake.

  • The government was a despotism, but a king who aroused the extreme dissatisfaction of his subjects was liable to be murdered.

  • He came into collision with philanthropists, and was supposed to approve of despotism for its own sake.

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