Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Caesarism \C[ae]"sar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. C['e]sarisme.]
   A system of government in which unrestricted power is
   exercised by a single person, to whom, as C[ae]sar or
   emperor, it has been committed by the popular will;
   imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of
   government.

   Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon
         III., as an expression of the claims and political
         views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his
         court.

Source : WordNet®

Caesarism
     n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
         dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
         opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism},
          {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism},
          {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]