AUTOCRACY


Meaning of AUTOCRACY in English

n.

Pronunciation: o ̇ - ' tä-kr ə -s ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -cies

Date: 1655

1 : the authority or rule of an autocrat

2 : government in which one person possesses unlimited power

3 : a community or state governed by autocracy

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.