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au·toc·ra·cy

/ôˈtäkrəsē/

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noun

a system of government by one person with absolute power.

Similar:

absolutism

absolute power

totalitarianism

dictatorship

despotism

tyranny

monocracy

autarchy

dystopia

Opposite:

democracy

a country, state, or society governed by one person with absolute power.

"the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy"

domineering rule or control.

"a boss who shifts between autocracy, persuasion, and consultation"