ABSOLUTISM Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word absolutism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ABSOLUTISM
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despotism | nounn | |||||||
noun • dominance through threat of punishment and violence • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
totalitarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. | ||||||||
tyranny | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • dominance through threat of punishment and violence | ||||||||
authoritarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
caesarism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
dictatorship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
monocracy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
shogunate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
stalinism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
totalism | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. | ||||||||
one-man rule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |