despotism Meaning and Definition

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English definition for despotism

1. n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

2. n. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

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Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. That entity may be an individual, as in an autocracy, or it may be a group, as in an oligarchy.
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