DESPOTISM Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word despotism. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word despotism. (close relations)

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	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
	absolutism				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.) • an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. • the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
	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.)
	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.
	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.)

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