absolutism
| Definition: | (noun) A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority. |
| Synonyms: | dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, despotism |
| Usage: | Sir Robert Walpole, ruling the country with unscrupulous absolutism, had now put an end to the employment of literary men in public life. Discuss. |
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