Caesarism

[see-zuh-riz-uhm]

noun

1. absolute government; imperialism.

Caesarism

/ ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism

Other Word Forms

• Caesarist noun
• Caesaristic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caesarism¹

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.

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

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Le Pen’s opponent, Macron, exemplifies something annoying: “French Caesarism.”

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He does not seek this — he has three young children — but does not summarily spurn the idea of offering temperate voters a choice of something other than a choice between bossy progressivism and populist Caesarism.

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Mr. Trump’s way may be called either leadership or Caesarism, depending on your point of view.

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