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autocracy

au·toc·ra·cy [ aw tókrəssee ] (plural au·toc·ra·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rule by one person: a government in which somebody holds unlimited power

2. ruler's absolute power: the unlimited political power of a single ruler

3. place ruled by one person: a country governed by a single ruler who has unlimited power

[Mid-17th century. < Greek autokrateia< autokratēs (see autocrat)]
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