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absolutism

[ab-suh-loo-tiz-uhm] / ˈæb sə luˌtɪz əm /
NOUN
absolute control by government
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The crusade to prevent skin-cancer deaths, Mr. Jacobsen argues, has fostered an absolutism about the risks of sunlight that permeates the media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

His free speech absolutism, though, doesn’t seem to have been anywhere near absolute.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2025

Zero-sum thinking after one year of catastrophic conflict has created discord, hate and absolutism.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2024

"Will he make concessions with his absolutism on speech to bring back advertisers? Because that's what it really comes down to," he said.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2023

According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless’s beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn’t a challenge at all.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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