absolutist
noun /ˈæbsəluːtɪst/
/ˈæbsəluːtɪst/
- a person who supports a political system in which a leader or government has total power at all times
- The absolutist, Joseph II (1780–90), who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms.
- a person who believes that a political, religious or moral principle is true in all circumstances
- He was a moral absolutist with little patience for shades of grey—or for dissent.