noun
Political term for a system where one ruler holds absolute power, often used in historical or critical contexts.
専制主義の時代には、国民の自由は大きく制限されていた。
In the era of absolutism, the people's freedoms were severely restricted.
彼の政治思想は専制主義に近いと批判された。
His political ideology was criticized as being close to despotism.