autocracy

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɔːˈtɒkrəsi/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular autocracy

Plural autocracies

1. (uncountable) Autocracy is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single person.

   The system is moving towards autocracy with alarming speed.

2. (countable) An autocracy is a country with this kind of government.

   I think the president sometimes wishes we were still an autocracy.

Related words

• autocrat
• autocratic