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Caesarism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsiːzəɹɪzəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

autocracy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

democratic dictatorship

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: autocracy, autarchy

Narrower terms: police state

History

Etymology

From Caesar + -ism. Piecewise doublet of tsarism.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: césarisme — autocracy
  • Greek: καισαρισμός (kaisarismós) — autocracy
  • Ido: Cezarismo — autocracy
  • Ido: cezarismo — autocracy
  • Indonesian: kaisarisme — autocracy
  • Norwegian: cæsarisme — autocracy
  • Swedish: cesarism — autocracy
  • Greek: καισαρισμός (kaisarismós) — democratic dictatorship
  • Ido: Cezarismo — democratic dictatorship
  • Ido: cezarismo — democratic dictatorship
  • Indonesian: kaisarisme — democratic dictatorship
  • Norwegian: cæsarisme — democratic dictatorship
  • Swedish: cesarism — democratic dictatorship