monocracy
[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]
/ moʊˈnɒk rə si, mə- /
noun, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.
government by only one person; autocracy.
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Origin of monocracy
OTHER WORDS FROM monocracy
mon·o·crat·ic [mon-uh-krat-ik] /ˌmɒn əˈkræt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby monocracy
monoclonality, monocoque, monocot, monocotyledon, monocotyledonous, monocracy, monocrat, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular, monocular diplopia
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Example sentences from the Web for monocracy
Monocracy, mon-ok′ra-si, n. rule or government by a single person.
Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.
He continued to gloat over his successes and mercilessly to abuse all Federalists, those confessed partisans of "monocracy."
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British Dictionary definitions for monocracy
monocracy
/ (mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
government by one person
Derived forms of monocracy
monocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), nounmonocratic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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