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Caesarism - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun Military or imperial dictatorship; political authoritarianism.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun Government resembling that of a Cæsar or emperor; despotic sway exercised by one who has been placed in power by the popular will; imperialism in general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun autocracy
noun democratic dictatorship
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Etymologies
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Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
Calling executive actions with which you do not agree "Caesarism " is in reality a high brow version of calling conservatives Nazis.
Balkinization 2006
For the last three years, parts of the American right have advocated a theory called Caesarism as an authoritarian solution to the claimed collapse of the US republic in conference rooms, podcasts and the house organs of the extreme right, especially those associated with the Claremont Institute thinktank.
‘Red Caesarism’ is rightwing code – and some Republicans are listening Jason Wilson 2023
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