A person who supports or practices caesarism; someone who advocates for rule by a powerful single leader with absolute authority.
From caesarism + -ist (suffix denoting 'one who practices or believes in'). This political term emerged alongside caesarism in 19th-century political philosophy.
19th-century European thinkers used 'caesarist' to warn about politicians who flattered the masses while grabbing power—a pattern so recognizable it became its own political diagnosis.
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