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monocracy

American  
[moh-nok-ruh-see, muh-] / moʊˈnɒk rə si, mə- /

noun

monocracies plural
  1. government by only one person; autocracy.


monocracy British  
/ ˈmɒnəˌkræt, mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

  1. government by one person

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Origin of monocracy

1645–55; mono- + -cracy; modeled on aristocracy, democracy

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Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

After the 233 long monocracy of Nakaeia and the changes of Nanteitei, the Old Men were doubtless grown impatient of obscurity, and they were beyond question jealous of the influence of Maka.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The spirit of the present age in Russia is strictly orthodox; and the monocracy of the Greek Church is the great object for which clergy and laity exert themselves; especially in the Baltic provinces.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

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