The phrase "absolute leadership" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a form of leadership that is total or complete, often implying a lack of checks and balances.
Example: "The CEO's approach to management is characterized by absolute leadership, leaving little room for dissent or alternative viewpoints."
Alternatives: "total leadership" or "unquestioned authority".
Mr Xi has repeatedly stressed the party's "absolute leadership" over the PLA.
In a speech to the armed forces on March 4th, he stressed: "The party's absolute leadership over the army is fundamental".
On May 2 , 1933 he abolished all free trade unions in Germany, and his minister of labour, Robert Ley, later declared that it was necessary "to restore absolute leadership to the natural leader of the factory, that is, the employer".
"It means that for a long time into the future, China will continue to move forwards according to Xi's thoughts, his route, his guiding principles and his absolute leadership," said Shi Yinhong, an international relations professor from Beijing's Renmin University.
"North Korea's absolute leadership will be crumble if the idolisation of leader Kim breaks down," he said, refusing to be disheartened by the rarity of computers and DVD players in North Korea "We have to let the world know about the atrocities in North Korea and help our brothers and sisters there," he told the Oslo Freedom Forum.
The immediate goal is to secure "absolute leadership" inIndia.
In Europe, "50 years of absolute world leadership in chemistry, physics, medicine, biochemistry, went away in 5 years.
Saleem Jadoon Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 7, 2007 To the Editor: Total Western-style democracy in Pakistan would be highly desirable if it were not for an absolute dearth of leadership in the country.
It allows no opposition groups, maintains "absolute and direct leadership" over the army and the police and has conducted, says human rights group Amnesty International, a "relentless crackdown on dissent".
As the budget battle and shutdown drag on, it is clear that Speaker John Boehner is demonstrating an absolute failure of leadership.
This, he said, was down to "an absolute failure of American leadership".
