one-man rule

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Definition

Noun: - A system of government where a single person holds absolute power: "One-man rule" refers to a political system in which one individual exercises complete and unrestricted control over a state, typically without being bound by a constitution, laws, or meaningful political opposition.

Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The country suffered for decades under a brutal one-man rule.
    • Historians often study the transition from democracy to one-man rule.
    • The revolution aimed to overthrow the general's one-man rule.
Advanced Usage
  • "to establish one-man rule": to create or institute a system of absolute personal governance.
    • After the coup, the general moved quickly to establish one-man rule.
  • "to live under one-man rule": to experience life in a society governed by an absolute ruler.
    • Citizens who lived under his one-man rule described it as a time of great fear.
Variants and Related Words
  • Autocracy (n): A system of government by one person with absolute power.
    • An autocracy is often synonymous with one-man rule.
  • Dictatorship (n): Government by a dictator, often characterized by one-man rule.
    • The dictatorship was a classic example of one-man rule.
  • Despotism (n): The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
    • The king's despotism was a form of one-man rule that oppressed the populace.
Synonyms
  • Autocracy: Government by a single person with unlimited power.
  • Absolutism: A political doctrine or practice of unlimited, centralized authority.
  • Tyranny: Cruel and oppressive government or rule, often by a single person.
Related Phrases
  • Cult of personality: A situation where a leader uses mass media to create an idealized and heroic public image, often associated with one-man rule.
    • The regime's propaganda fostered a cult of personality to strengthen the one-man rule.
  • Personalist regime: A government system where state institutions are dominated by a single leader, closely related to one-man rule.
    • The personalist regime functioned as a de facto one-man rule.
Related Idioms
  • To rule with an iron fist: To govern in a very strict and harsh manner, a characteristic often associated with one-man rule.
    • The monarch ruled with an iron fist, embodying the concept of one-man rule.
Noun
  1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)