absolute rule

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As Arendt understood, the criminal state eliminates one of the final barriers to absolute rule.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

But the Posse Comitatus Act is not an absolute rule.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023

But monitoring groups say there are no signs of a humanitarian crisis or a social chaos that could threaten the absolute rule by leader Kim Jong-un.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

The Heat know it’s not an absolute rule.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2020

I give you what is a fair average height—one and three-eighths of an inch; but there is no absolute rule as to this.

From Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. by Mayson, Walter H. (Walter Henry)