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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caesarism \C[ae]"sar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. C['e]sarisme.] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom as C[ae]sar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will imperialism; also advocacy or support of such a system of government. Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Caesarism n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]
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