There are three definitions for '''Absolutism''' in the [[Merriam-Webster]]'s Dictionary:
##a [[political ]] [[theory]] that absolute power should be vested in one or more [[ruler]]s: [[Elitism]], [[Monarchy]], [[Oligarchy]]
##[[government]] by an absolute ruler or [[authority]]: [[Despotism]]
#advocacy of a rule by absolute [[standard]]s or [[principle]]s
#an absolute standard or principle: [[Morality]]
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