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dictatorship
absolutism
authoritarianism
Caesarism
despotism
monocracy
one-man rule
shogunate
Stalinism
totalitarianism
tyranny
Definition: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Definition: A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.