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What was absolutism?

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Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right. In this kind of monarchy, the king or queen is usually limited by a constitution. However, in some absolute monarchies, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power.
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Absolutism is the political doctrine and practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty as vested especially in a monarch or dictator.

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