au·toc·ra·cy (ô-t k r -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
Noun
pl -cies government by an individual with unrestricted authority
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: Government2. a country with an autocratic system. — autocrat, n. — autocratic, adj.
a society or nation ruled by a person with absolute authority. — autocrat, n. — autocratie, adj.
See also: Society
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | autocracy - a political system governed by a single individual 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 |
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