despotism
/dˈɛspʌtɪzʌm/
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Definitions
Noun
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Synonyms
absolutism
authoritarianism
Caesarism
dictatorship
monocracy
one-man rule
shogunate
Stalinism
totalitarianism
tyranny