English to English
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
source: WordNet 3.0
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
source: WordNet 3.0
- the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
source: WordNet 3.0
- the doctrine of an absolute being
source: WordNet 3.0
- The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
source: Webster 1913
