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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.
1 [First attested in the mid 18 th century.]. ( 2 political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19 th century.]. ( 3 philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. [First attested in the late 19 th century.].