Definition of despotism

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Definition of despotism

  • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. absolutism
    2. authoritarianism
    3. caesarism
    4. dictatorship
    5. monocracy
    6. one-man rule
    7. shogunate
    8. stalinism
    9. totalitarianism
    10. tyranny
  • dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. absolutism
    2. tyranny

See definition of despotism in Merriam Webster