CAESARISM Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

Caesarism

noun

ˈsē-zə-ˌri-zəm

Definition of Caesarism

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power a military-led coup would almost certainly result in ironfisted Caesarism for that unstable nation

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Recent Examples of Caesarism The Caesarism inherent in the original American presidency got turbocharged not just by the New Deal but also by the country’s ascension to superpower status. — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

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Noun

All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
As such, Gulliver’s Travels is nothing less than the foundational critique of the Enlightenment’s excesses, hypocrisies, and hidden tyrannies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of tyranny

Noun

His raspy voice, his beard, his missing finger and the cadence of his speech have been fixtures of Brazilian public life since Brazil’s first direct presidential election after the dictatorship ended in 1985.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
This strategy is unlikely to work on liberal Israelis, who view this election as the last chance to save their homeland from sliding into dictatorship.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dictatorship

Noun

Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The Ford Foundation, one of the world's largest private grantmakers, will overhaul its spending to counter what new leadership views as the mutually reinforcing rise of both autocracy and inequality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of autocracy

Noun

Fed up with Shockley’s managerial despotism, Noyce—along with seven colleagues, who became known as the Traitorous Eight—defected to found a rival firm, Fairchild Semiconductor, and then defected again to found Intel.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The nation which will not adopt an equilibrium of power must adopt a despotism.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of despotism

Noun

Most often, socialism morphs into totalitarianism, as its egalitarian ideals are no match for human nature.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Interesting, too, how the project’s warnings about Russian totalitarianism, particularly stark in DAU.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of totalitarianism

Noun

Their agenda was backward-looking, morally coercive, and steeped in righteous absolutism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The meta story of Life of M’s creation — how Cusk ignored decorum in favor of artistic absolutism — is perhaps the most intriguing element of this saga.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolutism

Noun

While everyday Democrats threw their hands up in the air and wondered what on earth was happening, Garland’s Justice Department hemmed and hawed about staying impartial, objective, and neutral in the face of violent authoritarianism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
The convergence of young people’s anger over education and employment, fears of authoritarianism, and concern for the sanctity of the vote poses a serious challenge to the Modi government.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

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