absolute ruler

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandruler

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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ruler
noun[C]
uk
/ˈruː.lər/us
/ˈruː.lɚ/
the leader of ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandrulerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute ruler

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In order to avoid this and put into effect the "first natural right," the individual must surrender all his natural rights to theabsoluteruler.
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There is certainly no evidence of the frenzy of retaliation which might have been expected of anabsoluteruler.
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Aid to anabsoluteruleris money wasted.
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Only those members of the family considered best suited to take on the difficult responsibilities ofabsoluterulerover a multi-racial population were selected.
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I was theabsoluterulerof that district.
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He has become theabsoluterulerof this republic, defying the law or misinterpreting it so that he may act in contradiction of fundamental human rights.
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It is about the politics of despotism, and how you function around anabsoluteruler.
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As anabsoluteruler, a monarch can choose a title.
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Poincy also established himself as theabsoluterulerof the islands, resisting the authority of the failing company.
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Kohor is plotting to destabilize the existing government and become theabsoluteruler.
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Although he had the trappings of anabsoluteruler, he was actually bound by tradition and convention.
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His acceptance of the law will take everything from him, and he wants to remainabsoluteruler, further condemning his father for failing to implement agrarian reform.
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Even absolute rulers gave the court jester a protected position because they saw the importance of those in power being challenged.
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There was also the problem that affects all reforming absolute rulers: they are prepared to consider all reforms except giving up their own power.
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Rome would never again have a hereditary king, even if later emperors were absolute rulers in all but name.
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