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

Etymology

Origin of Caesarism

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism

Example Sentences

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

Thus, says Author de Riencourt, "the first ghostly contours of Caesarism were appearing."

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the chief glories of his reign will be to have produced the diagnosis of a new disease, "locomotor Caesarism" of the restless type.

From The Schemes of the Kaiser by Adam, Juliette