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• Autocracy — Au*toc ra*cy, n.; pl. {Autocracies}. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autocratie. See {Autocrat}.] 1. Independent or self derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy. [1913 Webster] The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• autocracy — [ô tä′krə sē] n. [Gr autokrateia, absolute power: see AUTO & CRACY] 1. government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism 2. pl. autocracies a country with this kind of government 3. unlimited power or authority of one… …   English World dictionary

• autocracy — 1650s, independent power, self sustained power, from Fr. autocratie, from Gk. autokrateia ruling by oneself, noun of state from autokrates (see AUTOCRAT (Cf. autocrat)). Meaning absolute government, supreme political power is recorded from 1855 …   Etymology dictionary

• autocracy — ► NOUN (pl. autocracies) 1) a system of government by one person with absolute power. 2) a state governed in this way. ORIGIN from Greek autos self + kratos power …   English terms dictionary

• Autocracy — An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single self appointed ruler. The term autocrat is derived from the Greek word autokratōr αυτοκράτωρ (lit. self ruler , or he who rules by one s self ). Compare with… …   Wikipedia

• autocracy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. absolute monarchy, dictatorship, totalitarian government, despotism, czarism, absolutism, tyranny, totalitarianism, autarchy, one man rule; see also fascism , government 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dictatorship,… …   English dictionary for students

• autocracy — n. Dictatorship, absolutism, despotism, absolute monarchy, arbitrary power, absolute power …   New dictionary of synonyms

• autocracy — n 1. absolutism, despotism, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, monocracy, one man rule, one party rule, Caesarism, Stalinism; tyranny, uncontrolled or unlimited authority, complete control, absolute power or control, iron hand, iron fist, iron… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• autocracy — /aw tok reuh see/, n., pl. autocracies. 1. government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch. 2. a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat. 3. unlimited… …   Universalium

• autocracy — [ɔ: tɒkrəsi] noun (plural autocracies) a system of government by one person with absolute power. ↘a country, state, or society governed in this way. Origin C17: from Gk autokrateia, from autokratēs, from autos self + kratos power …   English new terms dictionary

• autocracy — /ɔˈtɒkrəsi / (say aw tokruhsee) noun (plural autocracies) 1. uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others, invested in a single person; the government or power of an absolute monarch. 2. independent or self derived power. {Greek autokrasia} …