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absolute power

NOUN

complete authority to act

Synonyms

WEAK

absolutism autarchy autocracy despotism dictatorship tyranny

Example Sentences

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But time and again the poisonous isolation that absolute power imposes on its wielders blunted the edge of their insight and degraded the capacity of their societies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

This is the type of monarchy embodied by Prince Carlo’s Bourbon ancestor, that very same Louis XIV who ruled by divine right and sought absolute power.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

Downs: I think power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

“The Boys” counters that if absolute power corrupts absolutely, then superpower corrupts superbly.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

As a result, he ruled his area with absolute power, roaring his orders so constantly the villagers called him Magistrate Tiger.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin