absoluterule
nounUK /ˈæb.sə.luːt ruːl/
US /ˈæb.sə.lut ruːl/
A way of leading where one person has all the power and no one can tell them no.
The king wanted absolute rule, so he stopped asking the council for advice.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A government system where the leader is not limited by laws or other branches.
Under absolute rule, the parliament had no real say in new laws.
3. Complete control over a situation or group without sharing decisions.
The coach's absolute rule over the team meant no one questioned his plays.
4. A mathematical idea where one value fully determines another with no exceptions.
In that formula, the constant's absolute rule made the result easy to predict.