despotism

/dˈɛspətˌɪzəm/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
2. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonyms for despotism

• absolutism
• tyranny
• dictatorship
• authoritarianism
• Caesarism
• monocracy
• one-man rule
• shogunate
• Stalinism
• totalitarianism

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