autarchy

au·tar·chy ¹

 (ô′tär′kē)

n. pl. au·tar·chies

1. Absolute rule or power; autocracy.

2. A country under such rule.

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[From Greek autarkhos, self-governing, autarch : auto-, auto- + arkhos, ruler (from arkhein, to rule).]

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au·tar′chic (-kĭk), au·tar′chi·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.

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au·tar·chy ²

 (ô′tär′kē)

n.

Variant of autarky.

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autarchy

(ˈɔːtɑːkɪ)

n, pl -chies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) unlimited rule; autocracy

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) self-government; self-rule

[C17: from Greek autarkhia, from autarkhos autocratic; see auto-, -archy]

auˈtarchic, auˈtarchical adj

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autarchy

(ˈɔːtɑːkɪ)

n, pl -chies

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a variant spelling (now rare) of autarky

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au•tar•chy

(ˈɔ tɑr ki)

n., pl. -chies.

1. absolute sovereignty.

2. an autocratic government.

3. autarky.

[1655–65; < Greek autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy]

au•tar′chic, au•tar′chi•cal, adj.

au′tar•chist, n.

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autarchy

1. an absolute sovereignty.
2. an autocratic government.
3. autarky. — autarch, n. — autarchie, autarchical, adj.

See also: Government

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autarchy

A form of government in which one person has absolute and unlimited power.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	autarchy - economic independence as a national policy autarky independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others
	2.	autarchy - a political system governed by a single individual autocracy monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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autarchy

noun

A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives:

absolutism, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, tyranny.

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Translations

autarcie

autarchiaautocrazia

autarchy

[ˈɔːtɑːkɪ] N → autarquía f

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autarchy

n

→ Selbstregierung f

= autarky

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