- Caesarism
- nouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)• Syn:↑dictatorship, ↑absolutism, ↑authoritarianism, ↑despotism, ↑monocracy, ↑one-man rule, ↑shogunate, ↑Stalinism, ↑totalitarianism, ↑tyranny• Derivationally related forms: ↑Stalinist (for: ↑Stalinism), ↑absolutistic (for: ↑absolutism), ↑absolutist (for: ↑absolutism), ↑dictator (for: ↑dictatorship)• Hyponyms: ↑police state
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\\ˈsēzəˌrizəm\ noun (-s)Usage: usually capitalized: imperial authority or system : political absolutism : dictatorshiphe feared the coming of Caesarism and of military autocracy — Ernest Barker
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—Caesarist, n., adj./see"zeuh riz'euhm/, n.absolute government; imperialism.[1595-1605; CAESAR + -ISM]* * *
Caeˈsarism noun• • •Main Entry: ↑Caesar
Useful english dictionary. 2012.