noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a political system or style of rule where power is concentrated in one person or a small group, often with negative connotations of arbitrary and oppressive control. Can also be used attributively (専制の).
その国は長年、専制政治が続いている。
That country has been under despotic rule for many years.
彼のやり方は専制的だと批判された。
His methods were criticized as autocratic.