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"Despotism" Definition

noun

A government or political system in which the ruler exercises absolute power: "Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms” ( William Safire).
A state so ruled.
Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
The actions of a despot; tyranny.
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