Kaiserismn.
/ˈkʌɪzərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkaɪzəˌrɪz(ə)m/ Now historical.
Authoritarian or autocratic government, esp. that of the German emperor; behaviour characteristic of such government.
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1863 N.Y. Times 12 July 4/6 Prussian Kaiserism. The despotic sceptre which the Emperor Francis Joseph has wisely laid aside, William of Brandenburg is wielding recklessly.
1914 T. Roosevelt in N.Y. Herald 5 Sept. 8/2 The American people will countenance nothing..that resembles..Kaiserism.
1920 B. Cronin Timber Wolves vii. 121 A more flagrant example of business Kaiserism never happened.
2007 Amer. Music 25 336 He compared Bolshevism with Kaiserism, claiming that the Russians posed a greater menace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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