autocracy
noun/ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi/
Etymology
From auto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power.”), from αὐτός (autós, “single, self, same, alone”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine abstract nouns suffix”); see also Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “one who governs alone”).
Definitions
A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
- I want to be clear: This shift toward democracy and away from autocracy is no reason to break out the “mission accomplished” banner.
An instance of this government.
- The will of the people of Ukraine to defend their democracy is a reminder that autocracies cannot ultimately overcome free people willing to defend their liberty.
- Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.
The neighborhood
- synonymabsolutism
- synonymdespotism
- synonymdictatorship
- synonymtyranny
- neighborautocrat
- neighborautocratic
- neighborautocratically
- neighborabsolute monarchy
- neighborbenevolent absolutism
- neighborenlightened absolutism
- neighborenlightened despotism
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA