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absolutism
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dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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Other meanings
2. noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
3. noun
the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
4. noun
the doctrine of an absolute being
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