autocracy vs. monarchy
[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.
[mon-er-kee]
/ ˈmɒn ər ki /
noun
plural
monarchies-
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.
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supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.
