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autocracy

noun

/ɔːˈtɒkrəsi/

Meaning

A system of government in which one person has absolute power.

The country suffered under decades of autocracy.

dictatorship, tyranny, absolutism, despotism

democracy, republic

absolute autocracy, under autocracy, fall of autocracy

an animal or person that feeds on dead or discarded material

an additional charge or payment added to the usual cost

a tropical tree with fan-shaped leaves; fruit of the palm tree

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; corruption or vice

A widely held but oversimplified and fixed idea of a particular type of person or thing.

a rough and bad-mannered person; someone who lacks refinement or culture