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A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power.
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Important landowners, considered as a class.
n
Alternative form of allodiality [The allodial system.]
n
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
n
One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).
adj
Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of an arriviste
n
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
adj
(archaic, rare) autocratic
n
A tyrant who rules through benevolence.
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An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
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Obsolete form of crony. [(informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.]
n
(now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
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(politics, derogatory) Dictatorial authoritarianism.
adj
Exhibiting cronyism; showing undue favour toward one's friends.
n
A policy of delaying or lingering.
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The government or domain of a despot.
adj
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
adj
Obsolete form of despotic. [Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.]
n
A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
adj
of or pertaining to a dictator
adj
(obsolete) dictatorial
adj
Archaic spelling of dictatory. [dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial]
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dictator.
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(nonstandard) Synonym of dictatorship
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(obsolete) Office of a dictator; dictatorship.
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An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
n
A power structure in which a fraternal group of men are dominant.
adj
Resembling the Gestapo or some aspect of it, especially the use of murderous, suppressive tactics and lack of trials for the accused.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of government.
n
A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.
n
(obsolete) A chief or great heresy.
adj
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.
n
The state or phenomenon of children dominating, particularly in the context of children's needs, wishes, and preferences being accorded equal or greater status than those of adults.
n
A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed.
n
(uncountable) Government by mafiosi; (broadly) government by organized crime.
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A ruling class formed by an alliance between military officers and bureaucrats.
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(derogatory) A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a nation.
n
Modern patriarchy, especially as exercised within the nuclear family rather than wider society.
adj
(rare) Absolutely sovereign.
n
government by the nobility
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(historical, politics, philosophy, sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head of state, viewing his fatherly power as having been inherited genealogically from Adam.
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A power structure in which men are dominant.
n
(antiquity) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
n
Obsolete form of patrician. [(antiquity) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.]
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The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
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The dictator of a country whose economy is primarily dependent upon the export of petroleum.
n
Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
n
(derogatory) A self-important person.
n
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
adj
Relating to a president or presidency.
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, snobocracy.
adj
Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a statesperson.
n
Joint rule or sovereignty.
n
A state whose power derives from land-based military or commercial supremacy.
n
An autocratic ruler with little political credibility, typically having delusions of grandeur.
n
The sphere or activities of tycoons.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To act tyrannically towards.
n
Obsolete form of tyrantess. [A female tyrant.]
adj
(not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
n
Obsolete spelling of tyranny [A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.]
adj
(obsolete) Tyrannical.
adj
Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive.
adj
(uncommon) Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.
n
The state or condition of being a tyrant.
adj
Characteristic of or resembling a tyrant.
n
The condition of being a tyrant; tyranny.
n
Obsolete form of tyrant. [(historical, Ancient Greece) A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.]
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