- a variation of autarky.
autarchy
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unlimited rule; autocracy
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self-government; self-rule
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Origin of autarchy
First recorded in 1655–65, autarchy is from the Greek word autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy
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And his rallying cry is to all democracies, to consolidate their national thinking and their honor against the spread of autarchy.
From Time Magazine Archive
We will be signing more of these, unless we retreat toward autarchy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Voters who perhaps were not coming to love Britain more liked less the prospect of possible Russian autarchy in Europe.
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If the U.S. is in for a long war, Ickes' adventure into autarchy may mean the difference between victory and defeat.
From Time Magazine Archive
America's industrial revolution took place against a background different from that of the rest of the world- a huge island indulging in relative autarchy for a short time.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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