Despotism

Topic sh85037238 · JC381 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on rule by a monarch with absolute, unlimited power. Works on government by a non-monarchical ruler with absolute, unlimited power are entered under [Dictatorship.]

Used for

Absolutism
Autocracy
Tyranny

Examples

Note under [Dictatorship]

Broader Terms (1)

Authoritarianism

Related Terms (2)

Dictatorship
Totalitarianism

Hierarchy

Broader groupings: