[n] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
absolute monarchy, absolutism, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, autonomy, benevolent despotism, bishopric, Caesarism, captainship, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, ch