/ˈdɛspətɪzəm/► audioScrabble 14Words With Friends 16
Definition
noun dominance through threat of punishment and violence.
— synonyms: absolutism, tyranny
noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
— synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man_rule, shogunate, Stalinism