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A ruler who, though having a great deal of power to interpret all laws and decisions of a given government, is a benevolent leader chosen by the people to lead his or her country to glory in accordance with the "general will" of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophy. For more information, see "enlightened despotism".
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