| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absolute rule | unrestricted governing power |
| 2. | absolutism | unlimited political power |
| 3. | abuse of power | misuse of authority |
| 4. | arbitrary rule | rule based on whim |
| 5. | authoritarian rule | strict undemocratic government |
| 6. | authoritarianism | demanding strict obedience to authority |
| 7. | autocracy | rule by one person |
| 8. | autocratic rule | government by one ruler |
| 9. | barbarous rule | extremely cruel government |
| 10. | bossism | domineering political control |
| 11. | brutal rule | cruel governing control |
| 12. | bullying | using strength to dominate |
| 13. | bureaucratic despotism | oppressive administrative rule |
| 14. | caesarism | rule by a strong leader |
| 15. | caudillismo | strongman political rule |
| 16. | coercive rule | government by force |
| 17. | command rule | rule by direct orders |
| 18. | commandism | rule by rigid commands |
| 19. | cruel rule | harsh and merciless government |
| 20. | crushing rule | rule that brutally suppresses |
| 21. | czarism | autocratic imperial rule |
| 22. | despotic control | cruel absolute control |
| 23. | despotic rule | rule by a despot |
| 24. | despotism | absolute cruel rule |
| 25. | despotocracy | government by despots |
| 26. | despoty | despotic government |
| 27. | dictatorial rule | rule like a dictator |
| 28. | dictatorship | absolute authoritarian government |
| 29. | domination | control over others |
| 30. | dominion | sovereign controlling power |
| 31. | draconianism | extreme harshness in rule |
| 32. | enslaving rule | rule that reduces freedom |
| 33. | fiat rule | rule by decree |
| 34. | hard rule | severe oppressive government |
| 35. | hardline rule | strict uncompromising government |
| 36. | harsh rule | severe oppressive government |
| 37. | heavy-handedness | excessively forceful control |
| 38. | hegemony | dominant authority or influence |
| 39. | high-handedness | overbearing use of power |
| 40. | imperious rule | arrogantly commanding government |
| 41. | imperium | supreme governing power |
| 42. | inhuman rule | rule lacking humanity |
| 43. | intimidation | control through fear |
| 44. | iron grip | harsh firm control |
| 45. | iron hand | harsh controlling power |
| 46. | iron rule | harsh and inflexible rule |
| 47. | iron-fisted rule | brutally strict control |
| 48. | jackboot rule | brutal militaristic government |
| 49. | junta rule | government by military leaders |
| 50. | Leviathanism | overwhelming state power |
| 51. | lordship | power of a lord |
| 52. | mailed fist | brutal coercive power |
| 53. | martial rule | military control over civilians |
| 54. | mastery | controlling dominance over others |
| 55. | merciless rule | cruel pitiless government |
| 56. | military dictatorship | dictatorship by the military |
| 57. | misrule | bad or oppressive government |
| 58. | monocracy | government by one ruler |
| 59. | monocratic rule | rule by one person |
| 60. | oligarchic oppression | oppression by a few rulers |
| 61. | one-man rule | government by one man |
| 62. | one-party rule | government by one party |
| 63. | oppression | cruel or unjust control |
| 64. | oppressive rule | unjust and harsh government |
| 65. | overbearing rule | domineering government |
| 66. | overcontrol | excessive controlling power |
| 67. | overlordship | rule by a dominating lord |
| 68. | overmastery | complete dominating control |
| 69. | party dictatorship | dictatorship by one party |
| 70. | paternal despotism | controlling rule claiming benevolence |
| 71. | persecution | cruel treatment for control |
| 72. | personal rule | government by one individual |
| 73. | pharaohism | absolute ruler-centered government |
| 74. | pitiless rule | rule without compassion |
| 75. | police state | state using repressive policing |
| 76. | reign of terror | rule through terror |
| 77. | repression | harsh suppression of freedom |
| 78. | repressive rule | government suppressing freedom |
| 79. | rigid rule | strict inflexible government |
| 80. | ruthless rule | merciless oppressive government |
| 81. | slave rule | rule reducing people to slaves |
| 82. | state repression | government suppression of freedoms |
| 83. | stranglehold | tight oppressive control |
| 84. | strong-arm rule | rule by force and threats |
| 85. | strongman rule | rule by a forceful leader |
| 86. | subjection | state of being controlled |
| 87. | subjugation | bringing under domination |
| 88. | sultanism | highly personal authoritarian rule |
| 89. | suppression | forcible ending of freedom |
| 90. | sway | controlling influence or rule |
| 91. | terror rule | government by fear |
| 92. | thraldom | state of oppressive control |
| 93. | totalitarianism | complete state control |
| 94. | tsarism | autocratic imperial rule |
| 95. | unchecked power | power without limits |
| 96. | unfree rule | government denying liberty |
| 97. | unfreedom | lack of liberty |
| 98. | unlimited power | power without restriction |
| 99. | unyielding rule | inflexible harsh government |
| 100. | yoke | oppressive control or burden |