absolutist
/ˈæbsəluːtɪst/
noun
- A person who believes that a government or ruler should have total power and control, with no limits or laws to restrict them.
- The country's new leader was an absolutist who abolished the parliament.
- Historians often describe Louis XIV of France as an absolutist.
- The absolutist refused to allow any opposition to his rule.
- A person who holds that moral or political principles are always true and should never be compromised, regardless of circumstances.
- As an absolutist, he refused to accept any exceptions to the rule.
- The debate showed a clash between an absolutist and a pragmatist.
- She is an absolutist when it comes to free speech, believing it should never be limited.
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adjective
- Relating to or supporting the idea that a ruler or government should have unlimited power.
- The absolutist regime crushed all forms of dissent.
- Many absolutist monarchies existed in Europe during the 17th century.
- The constitution was designed to prevent absolutist rule.
- Relating to the belief that moral or political principles are fixed and should never be changed or compromised.
- His absolutist views on honesty made it hard for him to understand white lies.
- Absolutist thinking can sometimes prevent useful compromise.
- The group took an absolutist stance against any form of violence.
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