autarchy
1 of 2noun (1)
au·tar·chy ˈȯ-ˌtär-kē 
: autarky
autarchy
2 of 2noun (2)
plural autarchies
: absolute sovereignty : autocracy
autarch
ˈȯ-ˌtärk
noun 
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- absolutism
- authoritarianism
- autocracy
- Caesarism
- czarism
- tsarism
- tzarism
- despotism
- dictatorship
- totalism
- totalitarianism
- tyranny
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
by alteration
Noun (2)
Greek autarchia, from aut- + -archia -archy
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1617, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1665, in the meaning defined above
autarchy
noun
as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power having just thrown off the yoke of Great Britain, the American Founding Fathers were adamantly opposed to establishing some form of homegrown autarchy Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- tyranny
- dictatorship
- fascism
- autocracy
- authoritarianism
- absolutism
- totalitarianism
- despotism
- totalism
- tsarism
- monarchy
- monocracy
- tzarism
- Communism
- monarchism
- Caesarism
- czarism
- oppression
- domination
- Nazism
- Big Brotherism
- Big Brother
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- democracy
- freedom
- sovereignty
- autonomy
- self-governance
- self-rule
- self-government
- self-determination
- sovranty