Caesarism

American  

[see-zuh-riz-uhm] / ˈsi zəˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. absolute government; imperialism.

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Caesarism British  

/ ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism

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Other Word Forms

• Caesarist
  noun
• Caesaristic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Caesarism

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism

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Example Sentences

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Caesarism

But its inevitable outcome, he argues, is mob rule, bitter factional division, the debasement of civic culture and finally some version of Caesarism.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

For Anton, the coming of Caesarism — defined as “authoritarian one-man rule partially legitimized by necessity” — appears almost historically determined.

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024

So the irony is that — it’s like Caesar, you know: Caesar died, Caesarism won.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2010

His faults were not those associated with Caesarism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now the peculiar peril of our time, which I call for argument's sake Imperialism or Caesarism, is the complete eclipse of comradeship and equality by specialism and domination.

From What's Wrong with the World by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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