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 monocratic

absolutistic, arbitrary, autarchic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, despotic, dictatorial, full, preeminent, sovereign, supreme, totalitarian, tyrannic, tyrannical, tyrannous, absolutist

British Dictionary definitions for monocratic

monocracy

noun plural -cies

government by one person

Derived Formsmonocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), nounmonocratic, adjective

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