Caesarism

Definitions of Caesarism
  1. noun
    a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
    synonyms: Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, totalitarianism, tyranny
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    types:
    police state
    a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
    type of:
    autarchy, autocracy
    a political system governed by a single individual
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