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Full Definition of DESPOTISM. 1. a: rule by a despot b: despotic exercise of power. 2. a: a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power: absolutism b: a despotic state.
Full Definition of DICTATORSHIP. 1. : the office of dictator. 2. : autocratic rule, control, or leadership. 3. a: a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique b: a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated c: a despotic state.See dictatorship defined for English-language learners.. a: a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique b: a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated c: a despotic state. See dictatorship defined for English-language learners.