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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːˈtɒkrəsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔˈtɑkrəsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ô tok′rə sē)

Inflections of 'autocracy' (n): npl: autocracies

au•toc•ra•cy /ɔˈtɑkrəsi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.

Government[uncountable] government in which one person has unlimited power or authority.
Government[countable] a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.

au•toc•ra•cy (ô tok′rə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.

Governmentgovernment in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others;
the government or power of an absolute monarch.
Governmenta nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
Governmentunlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.

Greek autokráteia power over oneself, sole power, equivalent. to autokrat(é̄s) autocrat + -eia -ia; see -cracy
1645–55

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autocracy /ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)

government by an individual with unrestricted authority
a country, society, etc, ruled by an autocrat

'autocracy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

autarchy - Nicholas I - autocratic - hate - monocracy - Roman Empire

Synonyms: absolute monarchy, dictatorship, totalitarian government, despotism, czarism, more...

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