Caesarism
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Cae·sar·ism
(sē′zə-rĭz′əm)n.
Military or imperial dictatorship; political authoritarianism.
Cae′sar·ist n.
Cae′sar·is′tic adj.
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Caesarism
(ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an autocratic system of government. See also Bonapartism
ˈCaesarist n
ˌCaesarˈistic adj
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Cae•sar•ism
(ˈsi zəˌrɪz əm)n.
absolute government; imperialism.
[1595–1605]
Cae′sar•ist, n. adj.
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Caesarism
the characteristics shown by a dictatorship or imperial authority. — Caesarist, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, despotism, absolutism police state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) |
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