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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
caesarism \cae"sarism\ s=e"z~eri^z'm, n. cf. f.
   c'esarisme.
   a system of government in which unrestricted power is
   exercised by a single person, to whom, as caesar or
   emperor, it has been committed by the popular will;
   imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of
   government.
   1913 webster

   note: this word came into prominence in the time of napoleon
         iii., as an expression of the claims and political
         views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his
         court.
         1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
caesarism
     n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
         dictator not restricted by a constitution or laws or
         opposition etc. syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism,
          despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, stalinism,
          totalitarianism, tyranny
see also:
dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism despotism monocracy one-man rule 
shogunate stalinism totalitarianism tyranny 

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