absolutistic
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He believes that the church's structure ought to be revised in order to "transform our system of absolutistic authority into one based on mutual service and partnership."
From Time Magazine Archive
Abraham Lincoln was dogged by the absolutistic demands of Horace Greeley, William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, and he had more genuine charity than all of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
History shows how easily both quietists and fanatics have drawn inspiration from the absolutistic scheme.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
At the same time vague murmurs were heard in society against the absolutistic régime which had led Russia to the brink of utter ruin.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
The acceptance of Buddhism by rulers in the Far East always meant also an attempt to create a more autocratic, absolutistic regime.
From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram
