autocracy vs. dictatorship
[aw-tok-ruh-see]
/ ɔˈtɒk rə si /
noun
PLURAL
autocracies-
government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
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a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
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unlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
[dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-]
/ dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ- /
noun
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a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
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absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.
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the office or position held by a dictator.
