(n): the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
(n): a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
(n): a political system governed by a single individual
(n): the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
(n): an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
(n): the doctrine of an absolute being
(n): a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
