Caesarism

noun

ˈsē-zə-ˌri-zəm How to pronounce Caesarism (audio)
Definition of Caesarismnext
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 On Inner Excellence, Caesarism, nationalism, imperialism, ‘Newscum,’ Starbucks, and more A football player made a self-help book the hottest seller in the country. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Caesarism
  1. tyranny
  2. fascism
  3. dictatorship
  4. autocracy
  5. despotism
  6. totalitarianism
  7. absolutism
  8. authoritarianism
Noun
  • In its vision of a desolate America ruled by tyranny and militia, the United States becomes, in the eyes of those who live in its pre-industrial ruins, an idealized symbol of better times.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 July 2026
  • Reading words in legal texts divorced from fundamental moral values will not save us from tyranny.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of tyranny
Noun
  • Voters have already handed a good chunk of democracy itself over to nationalist, religious and ideological fascism.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The Soviet experience, on top of the rise of fascism, reminded my generation rather forcibly that man was, indeed, imperfect, and that the corruptions of power could unleash great evil in the world.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of fascism
Noun
  • Imagine the charge, the potency, of Russell’s argument for free expressions and inquiry to subjects of a theocratic dictatorship.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 July 2026
  • Library Hours Peruse the hardcovers at Livraria Ler, a haven for Lisbon literati since 1970 that, in its early years, secretly sold books banned by the country’s dictatorship.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • In spite of their original values of humanitarianism and neutrality, these organizations have been morally debased from within, using the language of human rights and international justice yet deploying it on behalf of autocracies and against the liberal democracies that created them.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The background of the pitch is repression, autocracy, and corruption.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
Definition of autocracy
Noun
  • The nation which will not adopt an equilibrium of power must adopt a despotism.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • His dream was nothing less than a new reality, a hopeful future free of despotism, ruled by equality and liberty, rather than kings and queens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of despotism
Noun
  • Visual artist and historian Ranfis Suárez Ramos highlighted the importance of internet access for Cubans as a way to break the hold of totalitarianism.
    — Sarah Moreno June 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.
    — Iris Kwok May 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of totalitarianism
Noun
  • In fact, that kind of absolutism is a good way to become part of another kind of silencing, another kind of injustice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • The result is the extreme polarization and absolutism.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Definition of absolutism
Noun
  • That doesn't sound like a man who embraces authoritarianism to me.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Look the steady coarsening of American civic and political culture and the ways in which the once-outrageous—the bilious, hateful rhetoric and the creeping authoritarianism—have become almost ordinary.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of authoritarianism

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“Caesarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Caesarism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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