autocracy

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
2. (countable) An instance of this government.

Synonyms

despotism

dictatorship

autarchy

absolute rule

absolute power

absolutism

tyranny

authoritarianism

totalitarianism

monocracy

tyrant

absolute monarchy

despotic government

absolute ruler

arbitrary

authoritarian

autocrat

dictator

dictatorial

imperiousness

sovereignty

tyrannicalness

Translations

autocratie

autocracia

Autokratie

autocrazia

autocracia

autocratie

alleenheerschappij

Despotismus

autocràcia

αυταρχία

δεσποτισμός

despotisme

δικτατορία

dittatura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi/

Etymology

From auto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power.”), from αὐτός (autós, “single, self, same, alone”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine abstract nouns suffix”); see also Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “one who governs alone”).