absolute power
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s not just that he envies their absolute power on the home front or their unabashedly lavish palaces.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Still, references to dark chapters of his decades in absolute power are tightly censored in public discourse.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened hasn’t led to safe or positive outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo now hold absolute power over the country.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
It is impossible for contemporary Americans to fully comprehend what it meant to live under a system in which some individuals had absolute power over others.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
