| dictatorship | (n) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.), Syn. despotism, monocracy, totalitarianism, absolutism, tyranny, Caesarism, one-man rule, authoritarianism, Stalinism, shogunate |
| Caesarism | n. [ Cf. F. Césarisme. ] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court. [ 1913 Webster ] |