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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.

Words related to monocracy

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

Words nearby monocracy

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

Origin of monocracy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM monocracy

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 of monocracy

monocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), nounmonocratic, adjective
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