Preferred term
JC381 Despotism
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Absolutism
- Autocracy
- Tyranny
Note
Notes- Here are entered works on rule by a monarch with absolute, unlimited power. Works on government by a non-monarchical ruler with absolute, unlimited power are entered under [Dictatorship.]
Example
- Note under [Dictatorship]
Group members
Members of the groupNotation
Code that uniquely identifies a concept within a concept scheme.- JC381
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/lcsh/sh85037238