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1. | [ noun ] (politics,government) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | |
Synonyms: | dictatorship tyranny Stalinism despotism Caesarism monocracy shogunate totalitarianism authoritarianism absolutism | |
Related terms: | autocracy police_state | |
Similar spelling: |
one-woman |