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Caesarism
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Cae·sar·ism  (sz-rzm)
n.
Military or imperial dictatorship; political authoritarianism.
Caesar·ist n.
Caesar·istic adj.
Caesarism [ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism
Caesarist  n
Caesaristic  adj
Caesarism
the characteristics shown by a dictatorship or imperial authority. — Caesarist, n.
See also: Politics
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Noun1.Caesarism - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)Caesarism - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, despotism, absolutism
autocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individual
police state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
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Joao III, fanatical and of evil repute, Filipe II, the devil of the south, inquisitor and executioner of the nations, Carlos IV, Joao V, Afonso VI--some debauched, others unruly, others again ignorant and base--are good examples of absolute royalty, infatuated to the point of vice and crime by pride in their own power, possessed by that Caesarist madness by which nature makes despots pay for their monstrous inequality, placing them as if outside humanity.
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