💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Despotry"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| despotocracynoun | government by a despot |
| despotismnoun | Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. |
| enlightened despotismnoun | Synonym of enlightened absolutism. |
| absolutismnoun | (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. |
| dictatorialismnoun | Ideology that supports dictatorship; dictatorship. |
| dictatorshipnoun | A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. |
| tyrannynoun | A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly. |
| commandismnoun | (politics, derogatory) Dictatorial authoritarianism. |
| emperorismnoun | A belief in or support for the absolute authority of an emperor or similar supreme ruler. |
| totalitarianismnoun | A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship. |
| polycracynoun | A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process |
| dictatorynoun | Synonym of dictate. |
| bossocracynoun | An autocratic rule by bosses. |
| tyranthoodnoun | A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority; tyranny. |
| bossismnoun | (US, politics) The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss) |
| oppressionismnoun | Synonym of oppression. |
| brutalitarianismnoun | brutal totalitarianism |
| autocratismnoun | Ideology that supports autocracy; autocracy. |
| cronydomnoun | cronyism |
| demonocracynoun | A democracy. (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, a government run by figurative demons (i.e., malevolent people), or when otherwise held in contempt). |
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