sultanism
An extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of…An extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance.
Origin
From sultan + -ism. Introduced by Max Weber.From sultan + -ism. Introduced by Max Weber.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsultanistic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable