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monocracy

[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]
/ moʊˈnɒk rə si, mə- /
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noun, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.

government by only one person; autocracy.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

monoclonality, monocoque, monocot, monocotyledon, monocotyledonous, monocracy, monocrat, monocrotic, monocrotism, monocular, monocular diplopia

Origin of monocracy

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

Related forms

mon·o·crat·ic [mon-uh-krat-ik] /ˌmɒn əˈkræt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for monocratic

monocracy

/ (mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

government by one person

Derived Forms

monocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), nounmonocratic, adjective
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