absolute rule
Example Sentences
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As Arendt understood, the criminal state eliminates one of the final barriers to absolute rule.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024
But the Posse Comitatus Act is not an absolute rule.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023
The Heat know it’s not an absolute rule.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2020
In 1975, after nearly four decades of absolute rule, Spain’s Generalissimo Francisco Franco died, two weeks before his 83rd birthday.
From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2018
Nevertheless, it is by no means an absolute rule in philology that the least compound form is the oldest.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
