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au·toc·ra·cy    Audio Help   [aw-tok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -cies.
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 authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
[Origin: 1645–55; < Gk autokráteia power over oneself, sole power, equiv. to autokrat(s) autocrat + -eia -ia; see -cracy]
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  absolutism
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives.
Synonyms:  autarchy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, tyranny
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  absolutism
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule.
Synonyms:  authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  tyranny
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly.
Synonyms:  despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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