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autocracy
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au·toc·ra·cy  (ô-tkr-s)
n. pl. au·toc·ra·cies
1. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.
2. A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power.
autocracy [ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by an individual with unrestricted authority
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the unrestricted authority of such an individual
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country, society, etc., ruled by an autocrat
autocracy
1. a government in which one person has unrestricted control over others.
2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj.
See also: Government
a society or nation ruled by a person with absolute authority. — autocrat, n. — autocratie, adj.
See also: Society
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.autocracy - a political system governed by a single individual
autarchy
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.)
2.autocracy - a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
Machiavellianism - the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
autocracy
noun dictatorship, tyranny, despotism, absolutism Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.
Translations
autocracy [ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ] N → autocracia f
autocracy [ɔːˈtɒkrəsi] n
(method of government) → autocratie f
(= country, organization) → autocratie f
autocracy
n → Autokratie f


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Notice that the "moderates" are all Sunni Arab autocracies, who fear not only a nuclear-armed Persian Iran but also an Iranian-led "Shiite crescent" that might dominate the region.
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The likely prospect of a passel of Middle Eastern Sunni autocracies seeking the bomb as a hedge against Tehran and the clear danger to Israel that a nuclear Iran would pose puts the United States in an extraordinary dilemma.
Botching Iran by Benjamin, Daniel / The National Interest
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