absolutism
noun
the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
absolutist
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a word derived from
absolutism.
Example Sentences
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The looser controls on Grok, and Musk’s absolutist stance on free speech, have made it a more attractive choice to the Pentagon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Saint-Simon knew that when kings embrace their own flattery, they open themselves to manipulation, and the writer viewed Louis XIV as an illusory absolutist who was in fact controlled by fawning scoundrels.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
She was a First Amendment absolutist when it came to humor, but comedy evolves and one generation’s daring hilarity is another’s insensitive cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Adam Candeub is a law professor and a former advisor to President Trump, who describes himself as a free speech absolutist.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
Thenceforward the absolutist theories of the 13th and 14th centuries increasingly dominated the Roman Church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
