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autocracy Definition


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autocracy
noun autocracies
    1. Absolute government by one person; dictatorship.
      Thesaurus: dictatorship, despotism, tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, absolutism, fascism; Antonym: democracy.
    2. The rule of such a person.
    3. A country, state, society, etc that is governed by one person. See also monocracy.
Etymology: 17c: from auto- 1 + Greek kratos power.



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