AUTOCRACY

[noun] [U] - government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority, or the power or authority of such a person or groupThe victory against autocracy was won after years of struggle.Her autocracy had become so absolute that none of her colleagues dared question her policies.An autocracy is also a country or society which has this form of government.The novel is about an east European military autocracy threatened by a popular uprising.