one-man rule

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one-man rule - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutismautocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individualpolice state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)