Caesarism

noun

ˈsē-zə-ˌri-zəm How to pronounce Caesarism (audio)
Definition of Caesarismnext
as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power a military-led coup would almost certainly result in ironfisted Caesarism for that unstable nation

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  1. tyranny
  2. fascism
  3. dictatorship
  4. autocracy
  5. despotism
  6. totalitarianism
  7. absolutism
Noun
  • Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies Famous for its iconic title song, 9 to 5 follows Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as a trio of fiery secretaries who topple the tyranny of their sexist, bigoted boss (Dabney Coleman).
    Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Your phone now frees you from the tyranny of the sports book as a bettor, so why not also break free of the food, beverage, viewing and creature comfort constraints?
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of tyranny
Noun
  • The rival ideologies of the 20th century — fascism, nationalism, communism — had lost the battle of ideas.
    Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • From the beginning, our music has been a statement against war, oppression, fascism and violence against others.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascism
Noun
  • Most of those killed were members of the indigenous Maya population, targeted by successive military dictatorships in a reign of genocidal terror.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
  • After 54 years, the Assad family’s brutal dictatorship in Syria has finally ended.
    Farrah Hassen, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • The similarities among these places are real, because Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and, until now, Syria all belong to an informal network of autocracies.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Assad may melt away into exile in a lavish row of Moscow dachas, and his hollow autocracy may crumble fast.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of autocracy
Noun
  • Although Adolf Hitler met his road to perdition, Joseph Stalin survived and extended his despotism.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • His thug military’s attacks — and those of his thug street enforcers known as colectivos — on Venezuelans who’ve taken to the streets to protest his Gómez-ish despotism?
    Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of despotism
Noun
  • Orwell had robust opinions on totalitarianism, surveillance, censorship and class struggle.
    Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • And yet, though unseen by even his own son for years, Lai has become the global face of conscience rights in its perpetual struggle against totalitarianism.
    Ashley McGuire, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of totalitarianism
Noun
  • In other words, the absolutism or the abolitionist approach to cutting out meat from our diet doesn’t work for a lot of people.
    Shalom Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The political absolutism of Sartre was a way of asserting fearlessness: Nothing, not even the presence of the U.S. Army, can intimidate me!
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of absolutism
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