despotism

despotism
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. dictatorship, autocracy, tyranny, oppression. See severity, authority, illegality.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Autocracy]
Syn. absolutism, dictatorship, imperialism; see autocracy , government 2 .
2. [Tyranny]
Syn. repression, coercion, domination; see oppression 1 , tyranny .
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives: absolutism, autarchy, autocracy, dictatorship, monocracy, tyranny. See OVER, POLITICS. 2, Apolitical doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule: absolutism, authoritarianism, autocracy, dictatorship, totalitarianism. See OVER, POLITICS. 3. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: autocracy, dictatorship, totalitarianism, tyranny. See OVER, POLITICS.

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