1. a person who believes in or supports absolute rule or authority
Usage: political
2. a person who holds absolute principles without compromise

1. relating to or supporting absolute rule or authority
Usage: political
2. holding absolute principles without compromise

Examples

• The king was an absolutist who refused to share power with parliament.
• She took an absolutist stance on environmental protection.
• The absolutist regime controlled every aspect of citizens’ lives.
• His absolutist views made it difficult to negotiate.
• The philosopher rejected absolutist thinking in favor of relativism.
• The absolutist government banned all forms of dissent.
• Many considered her an absolutist because she never compromised on her principles.