Despotism
51Enlightened absolutism — (also known as benevolent despotism or enlightened despotism) is a form of absolute monarchy or despotism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenment. Enlightened monarchs embraced the principles of the Enlightenment, especially its… …
52Hydraulic empire — A hydraulic empire, also known as a hydraulic despotism or water monopoly empire , is a social or government structure which maintains power and control through exclusive control over access to water. It arises through the need for flood control… …
53Anarchy — (from el. αναρχία anarchía , without ruler ) may refer to any of the following: * Absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or inefficiency of the supreme power; political disorder. [ anarchy. Oxford English Dictionary.… …
54despoţie — DESPOŢÍE, despoţii, s.f. 1. Formă de guvernământ autocratică; despotism. 2. Ţară condusă de un despot. – Despot + suf. ie. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 DESPOŢÍE s. v. despotism, samavolnicie, tiranie. Trimis de siveco,… …
55dictatorship — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. despotism, unlimited rule, totalitarianism, coercion; see autocracy , fascism , government 2 , tyranny . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all… …
56Dictatorship — Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Aristocracy Autocracy …
57Maximilien Robespierre — Robespierre c. 1790, (anonymous), Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France Deputy and member of the Committee of Public Safety In office 27 July 1793 – 27 …
58Military dictatorship — Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Aristocracy Autocracy …
59Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor — Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam (March 13 1741ndash February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I.… …
60Alexis de Tocqueville — Tocqueville redirects here. For other uses, see Tocqueville (disambiguation). Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville Full name Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville Born 29 July 1805(1805 07 29) …
