absolute power

Synonyms

shogunate autocracy absolutism despotism caesarism tyranny authoritarianism omnipotence almightiness omnipotency

Antonyms

social democracy

Examples

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true. Eric Hoffer

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat. John Lehman

Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic. Alexis Carrel

Absolute power by virtue of its very nature withdraws itself from all specification. Theodor Mommsen

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? Harry Shearer

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. English Proverb

Words in the phrase

absolute power

Close letter words and terms

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