English > monocracy: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). |
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Synonyms | dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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Narrower | police state | A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) |
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Broader | autocracy, autarchy | A political system governed by a single individual |
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Spanish | absolutismo, autocracia, autoritarismo, despotismo, dictadura, estalinismo, tiranía, totalitarismo |
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Catalan | absolutisme, autoritarisme, despotisme, dictadura, estalinisme, monocràcia, tirania, totalitarisme |
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