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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: government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.