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Caesarism  n.  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 popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court.





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"Caesarism" Quotes from Famous Books



... the instances of history, it would seem that the mentality of France must have varied enormously during a single century. In a few years it passed from the Revolution to Caesarism, returned to the monarchy, effected another Revolution, and then summoned a new Caesar. In reality only the outsides of ...
— The Psychology of Revolution • Gustave le Bon


Words linked to "Caesarism" :   dictatorship, shogunate, autarchy, tyranny, authoritarianism, autocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, absolutism, despotism, monocracy


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