the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

The quality or state of being marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often tyrannical exercise of power.

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

The quality of favoring blind submission to authority, or of tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.