Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Caesarism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caesarism \C[ae]"sar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. C['e]sarisme.]
A system of government in which unrestricted power is
exercised by a single person, to whom, as C[ae]sar or
emperor, it has been committed by the popular will;
imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of
government.
Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon
III., as an expression of the claims and political
views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his
court.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Caesarism
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism},
{Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate},
{Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]
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