| NOUN | group | autocracy, autarchy | a political system governed by a single individual |
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| cognition | autocracy | a political theory favoring / favoring unlimited authority by a single individual |
| Sounds | aotaa'krahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A political system governed by a single individual. | |
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| Synonym | autarchy | |
| Narrower | dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
| monarchy | An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | |
| Broader | political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
| Spanish | autarquía, autocracia, despotismo | |
| Catalan | autarquia, autocràcia | |
| Adjectives | autarchic, autarchical, autarkical | of or relating to or characterized by autarchy |
| Meaning | A political theory favoring / favoring unlimited authority by a single individual. | |
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| Narrower | Machiavellianism | The political doctrine of Machiavelli |
| Broader | political orientation, ideology, political theory | An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
| Spanish | autocracia | |
| Catalan | autocràcia | |
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