Absolutism

/ˈæbsəlˌuːtɪzəm/

/ˈæbsəˌɫuˌtɪzəm/

Absolutism

a government in which a ruler has the absolute power and authority in a country and over the people

the doctrine of an absolute being

belief in a political theory that stands for giving the total power and authority to a single person or government at all times

synonyms : totalism

dominance through threat of punishment and violence

synonyms : despotism

Examples

1. Fictional moral absolutism is a powerful thing.

2. Absolutism did not simply just emerge out of this turmoil.

3. That is an absolutism.

4. The resolution condemns royal absolutism and demands a reorganization of the state with respect for autonomous interests.