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noun
the doctrines of, or those attributed to,
Hobbes
,
especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests.
Origin:
1675–85;
Hobb(es)
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Hob·bist,
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Hob·bis·ti·cal,
adjective
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Hobbism
(ˈhɒbɪzəm)
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n
the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings
'Hobbist
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