English noun: absolutism |
1. | absolutism (state) dominance through threat of punishment and violence |
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| Synonyms | despotism, tyranny |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance |
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2. | absolutism (group) 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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| Synonyms | authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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| Broader (hypernym) | autarchy, autocracy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | police state |
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3. | absolutism (cognition) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
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| Synonyms | totalism, totalitarianism |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ideology, political orientation, political theory |
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4. | absolutism (cognition) the doctrine of an absolute being |
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| Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought |
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