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autocracy
[ aw-tok-ruh-see ]
/ ɔˈtɒk rə si /
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noun, plural au·toc·ra·cies.
government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
unlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
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British Dictionary definitions for autocracy
autocracy
/ (ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
government by an individual with unrestricted authority
the unrestricted authority of such an individual
a country, society, etc, ruled by an autocrat
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Cultural definitions for autocracy
autocracy
[ (aw-tok-ruh-see) ]
A system of government in which supreme political power is held by one person. (Compare constitutional monarchy, democracy, and oligarchy.)
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Iraq under Saddam Hussein is an autocracy.
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