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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.
Aristocracy: A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy. Autocracy: Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence).eritocracy: A group of leaders or officeholders selected on the basis of individual ability or achievement. Monarchy: a government in which power is vested in a king, queen, emperor or empress who can pass power on to his heirs.