A person who opposes absolutism, the political belief that one ruler should have unlimited power.
From 'anti-' (against) + 'absolutist' (from Latin 'absolutus' meaning freed from constraint), formed during Enlightenment philosophy (17th-18th centuries).
Antiabsolutists shaped modern democracy—they argued that no single person should have unchecked power, which led to the separation of powers, checks and balances, and the idea that authority must be accountable.
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