1. A form of government in which a single ruler (monarch) holds absolute power with no constitutional limitations or checks and balances
Louis XIV of France ruled as an absolutist state where he famously declared 'L'État, c'est moi' (I am the state)
Luís XIV da França governou como um estado absolutista onde ele declarou famosamente 'L'État, c'est moi' (Eu sou o estado)
2. A political system characterized by the concentration of all governmental authority in the hands of one person or a small group without popular representation
The Spanish Empire under Philip II functioned as an absolutist state
O Império Espanhol sob Filipe II funcionava como um estado absolutista