autocracy
English
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”)
Noun
autocracy (countable and uncountable, plural autocracies)
- (uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
- (countable) An instance of this government.
Synonyms
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
Coordinate terms
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
Related terms
- autocrat
- autocratic
- autocratically
Translations
form of government
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