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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caesarism \C[ae]"sar*ism\ (s[=e]"z[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.
C['e]sarisme.]
A system of government in which unrestricted power is
exercised by a single person, to whom, as C[ae]sar or
emperor, it has been committed by the popular will;
imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of
government.
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Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon
III., as an expression of the claims and political
views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his
court.
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