AUTOCRACY


Meaning of AUTOCRACY in English

[ 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'.

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