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Webster 1913 Edition
Caesarism
Cæ′sar-ism
(sē′zẽr-ĭz’m)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
Césarisme
.] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.
☞ 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.