monocracy

[moh-nok-ruh-see, muh-]

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noun, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.

government by only one person; autocracy.

Origin of monocracy

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

Related formsmon·o·crat·ic

[mon-uh-krat-ik] /ˌmɒn əˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

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Related Words for monocracy

tyranny, autarchy, despotism, autocracy, dictatorship

Examples from the Web for monocracy

Historical Examples of monocracy

Monocracy, mon-ok′ra-si, n. rule or government by a single person.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8
Various
He continued to gloat over his successes and mercilessly to abuse all Federalists, those confessed partisans of "monocracy."
With Americans of Past and Present Days
J. J. Jusserand

British Dictionary definitions for monocracy

monocracy

noun plural -cies

government by one person

Derived Formsmonocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), nounmonocratic, adjective

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