autocracy
11autocracy — /aw tok reuh see/, n., pl. autocracies. 1. government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch. 2. a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat. 3. unlimited… …
12autocracy — noun A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. See Also: autocrat, autocratic, autocratically …
13autocracy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. absolute monarchy, dictatorship, totalitarian government, despotism, czarism, absolutism, tyranny, totalitarianism, autarchy, one man rule; see also fascism , government 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dictatorship,… …
14autocracy — au|toc|ra|cy [o:ˈtɔkrəsi US o:ˈta: ] n plural autocracies [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: autokrateia, from auto ( AUTO ) + krateia ( CRACY)] 1.) [U] a system of government in which one person or group has unlimited power 2.) a country or… …
15autocracy — au|toc|ra|cy [ ɔ takrəsi ] noun 1. ) uncount a form of government or management in which one person has complete power 2. ) count a country or organization that is completely controlled by one person …
16autocracy — government by one individual Forms of Government …
17autocracy — au·toc·ra·cy || É”Ë tÉ’krÉ™sɪ n. dictatorship, despotism, totalitarianism …
18autocracy — [ɔ: tɒkrəsi] noun (plural autocracies) a system of government by one person with absolute power. ↘a country, state, or society governed in this way. Origin C17: from Gk autokrateia, from autokratēs, from autos self + kratos power …
19autocracy — n. Dictatorship, absolutism, despotism, absolute monarchy, arbitrary power, absolute power …
20autocracy — noun 1 (U) a system of government in which one person or group has unlimited power 2 (C) a country governed in this way …