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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.
Democratic republic-a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. Dictatorship-a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws).bsolute monarchy-a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitution, or legally organized oposition. Anarchy-a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority.