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autocracy
noun au·toc·ra·cy \ȯ-ˈtä-krə-sē\
: a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power
: a country that is ruled by a person or group with total power
plural au·toc·ra·cies
Full Definition of AUTOCRACY
1
: the authority or rule of an autocrat
2
: government in which one person possesses unlimited power
3
: a community or state governed by autocracy
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First Known Use of AUTOCRACY
1655
Related to AUTOCRACY
- Synonyms
- absolutism, autarchy, authoritarianism, despotism, Caesarism, czarism (also tsarism or tzarism), dictatorship, totalism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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