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View usage for: (ɔːtɒkrəsi) Word forms: plural autocracies1. uncountable nounAutocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power. Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy. Synonyms: dictatorship, tyranny, despotism, absolutism More Synonyms of autocracy 2. countable nounAn autocracy is a country or organization that is ruled by one person who has complete power. She ceded all power to her son-in-law who now runs the country as an autocracy. autocracy in British English (ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies1. government by an individual with unrestricted authority 2. the unrestricted authority of such an individual 3. a country, society, etc, ruled by an autocrat autocracy in American English (ɔˈtɑkrəsi) noun1. government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism 2. Word forms: plural auˈtocracies a country with this kind of government 3. unlimited power or authority of one person over others Word origin Gr autokrateia, absolute power: see auto- & -cracy Examples of 'autocracy' in a sentenceautocracy The transition from royal autocracy to democracy had not been a tranquil process.We want democracy rather than autocracy.The absence of democracy is variously termed autocracy, dictatorship and totalitarianism. Definition government by an individual with unrestricted authority Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy. Additional synonymsDefinition a political system in which a monarch or dictator has unrestricted power the triumphal reassertion of royal absolutism Synonyms dictatorship, tyranny, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, despotism, autocracy, arbitrariness, absolute rule, absoluteness, autarchy Definition absolute or tyrannical government a prototypical example of political despotism Synonyms tyranny, dictatorship, oppression, totalitarianism, autocracy, absolutism, autarchy, monocracy Definition oppressive and unjust government by more than one person I'm the sole victim of her tyranny. Synonyms oppression, cruelty, dictatorship, authoritarianism, reign of terror, despotism, autocracy, absolutism, coercion, high-handedness, harsh discipline, unreasonableness, imperiousness, peremptoriness - authorized
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