Absolute Power

Absolute Power may refer to:

General uses

• Lord Acton's dictum, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
• The power held by the sovereign of an absolute monarchy
• The power held by a leader of an autocracy or dictatorship
• Omnipotence, unlimited power, as of a deity

Books

• 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 comic book series
• Absolute Power (comics), a 2024 crossover event by DC Comics

Film and television

• Absolute Power (film), a 1997 film based on Baldacci's novel
• Absolute Power (radio and TV series), a BBC television and radio series
• "Absolute Power" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1
• "Absolute Power" (Superman: The Animated Series), a 1999 episode of Superman: The Animated Series

Music

• Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album), 2002
• "Absolute Power", a 2002 song by heavy metal band Blitzkrieg
• 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

• Absolute square
• Absolute (disambiguation)
• Power (disambiguation)