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Autocracy

Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.

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Absolutism 76% connected

The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.

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Caesarism 76% connected

A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Caesar or emperor, it has been committed by the popul…

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Despotism 76% connected

The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny.

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Dictatorship 76% connected

The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

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Monarchy 76% connected

A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.

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Monocracy 76% connected

Government by a single person; undivided rule.

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Shogunate 76% connected

The office or dignity of a Shogun.

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Tyranny 76% connected

The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power o…

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Ideology 76% connected

The science of ideas.

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Autarchy 92% connected

Self-sufficiency.

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Conservatism noun · 78% connection

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

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Conservativism noun · 78% connection

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

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Equality noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Equation noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Equivalence noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Freedom noun · 78% connection

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

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Justice noun · 78% connection

judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

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Liberalism noun · 78% connection

a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

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Liberty noun · 78% connection

freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty — perfect liberty — to think or feel or do just as one pleases…

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Nationalism noun · 78% connection

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the…

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Par noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Patriotism noun · 78% connection

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the…

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Political orientation noun · 78% connection

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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Political theory noun · 78% connection

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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Absolute adjective · 78% connection

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Absolutely adverb · 78% connection

In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Absoluteness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Allodium noun · 78% connection

Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Authority noun · 78% connection

The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Autocrat adjective · 78% connection

An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restricti…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Autocratical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Autocratrix noun · 78% connection

A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Autonomous adjective · 78% connection

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Conditioned adjective · 78% connection

Having, or known under or by, conditions or relations; not independent; not absolute.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Despotical adjective · 78% connection

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; ty…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Dictator noun · 78% connection

One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Domination noun · 78% connection

The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.

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Dominion noun · 78% connection

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty…

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Edict noun · 78% connection

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act o…

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Egotism noun · 78% connection

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Hierarch noun · 78% connection

One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: independent, self-derived, power, absolute, controlling.
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Independent adjective · 78% connection

free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individua…

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