Absolute Power may refer to:
General uses
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Lord Acton's dictum
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English people, English Roman Catholic Church, Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He ...
, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
*The power held by the sovereign of an
absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy (or Absolutism as a doctrine) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power, though a limited constitut ...
*The power held by a leader of an
autocracy
Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject neither to external legal restraints nor to regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perh ...
or
dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, which holds governmental powers with few to no limitations on them. The leader of a dictatorship is called a dictator. Politics in a dictatorship are ...
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Omnipotence
Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to the deity of their faith. In the monotheistic religious philosophy of Abrahamic religions, omnipotence is often listed as one o ...
, unlimited power, as of a deity
Books
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''Absolute Power'' (novel), a 1996 novel by David Baldacci
*''Absolute Power: The Helen Clark Years'', a 2008 book by
Ian Wishart
*"Absolute Power", a story arc from ''
Superman/Batman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...
'' comic book series
Film and television
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''Absolute Power'' (film), a 1997 film based on Baldacci's novel
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''Absolute Power'' (radio and TV series), a BBC television and radio series
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"Absolute Power" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1''
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"Absolute Power" (''Superman: The Animated Series''), a 1999 episode of ''Superman: The Animated Series''
Music
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''Absolute Power'' (Tech N9ne album), 2002
*"Absolute Power", a 2002 song by heavy metal band
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg ( , ; from 'lightning' + 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with close air su ...
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''Absolute Power'' (Pro-Pain album), 2010
*''
The Day the Earth Shook – The Absolute Power'', a 2005 DVD by American heavy metal band Manowar
See also
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Absolute square
In mathematics, a square is the result of multiplying a number by itself. The verb "to square" is used to denote this operation. Squaring is the same as raising to the power 2, and is denoted by a superscript 2; for instance, the square ...
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Absolute (disambiguation) Absolute may refer to:
Companies
* Absolute Entertainment, a video game publisher
* Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), independent national radio station in the UK
* Absolute Software Corporation, specializes in security and data risk manage ...
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Power (disambiguation)
Power most often refers to:
* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
** Abusive power
Power may ...
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