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sultanism

sultanism noun: an extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance.

Noun

sultanism (uncountable)

  1. An extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance.

Origin of sultanism

From sultan + -ism. Introduced by Max Weber.

Questions about sultanism

What does sultanism mean?
Sultanism means an extreme form of authoritarian government characterized by the personal presence of the ruler in all elements of governance.
What part of speech is sultanism?
Sultanism is a noun.

Words near sultanism in the dictionary

  1. sultanhoods
  2. sultani
  3. sultanic
  4. sultanies
  5. sultanis
  6. sultanism
  7. sultanist
  8. sultanistic
  9. sultanists
  10. sultanless
  11. sultanlike

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