Unscramble

a 1 b 3 s 1 o 1 l 1 u 1 t 1 i 1 s 1 m 3

10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun dominance through threat of punishment and violence

noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

noun the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

originFirst attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political sense. From absolute + -ism, based after French absolutisme.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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