AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Absolutist refers to a monarchical government with unlimited power, where the ruler is not bound by any constitution or representative bodies.
The examiner expects a single-line definition focused on two ideas: unlimited/unrestricted power of the monarch, and absence of any constitutional check. The term appears in Chapter 1 in the context of European monarchies after 1815.