Definitions for autocracyɔˈtɒk rə si
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
au•toc•ra•cyɔˈtɒk rə si(n.)(pl.)-cies.
government in which one person has unlimited authority; the government of an autocrat.
Category: Government
a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
Category: Government
the unlimited power or authority of an autocrat.
Category: Government
Origin of autocracy:
1645–55; < Gk autokráteia
Princeton's WordNet
autocracy, autarchy(noun)
a political system governed by a single individual
autocracy(noun)
a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
Wiktionary
autocracy(Noun)
A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
Origin: from αὐτοκρατής, from αὐτός + κράτος.
Webster Dictionary
Autocracy(noun)
independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy
Autocracy(noun)
supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat
Autocracy(noun)
political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy
Autocracy(noun)
the action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle
Translations for autocracy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
autocracy(noun)
government by an autocrat.
- outokrasieAfrikaans
- حُكم فَرْدي (مُطْلَق)Arabic
- автокрацияBulgarian
- autocraciaPortuguese (BR)
- samovládaCzech
- die AutokratieGerman
- enevælde; diktaturDanish
- αυτοκρατορική εξουσίαGreek
- autocraciaSpanish
- isevalitsusEstonian
- حکومت استبدادیFarsi
- itsevaltiusFinnish
- autocratieFrench
- שִׁלטוֹן יָחִידHebrew
- तानाशाहीHindi
- autokracijaCroatian
- önkényuralomHungarian
- otokrasiIndonesian
- einveldi, alræðiIcelandic
- autocraziaItalian
- 独裁政治Japanese
- 독재Korean
- autokratija, patvaldystėLithuanian
- autokrātija, patvaldībaLatvian
- autokrasiMalay
- autocratieDutch
- eneveldeNorwegian
- autokracjaPolish
- حکومت استبدادیPersian
- استبدادی حکومتPashto
- autocraciaPortuguese
- autocraţieRomanian
- самодержавиеRussian
- samovládaSlovak
- samodrštvoSlovenian
- autokratijaSerbian
- enväldeSwedish
- รัฐบาลที่มีอำนาจเด็ดขาดThai
- otokrosi, mutlakiyetTurkish
- 獨裁政府Chinese (Trad.)
- самодержавство; автократіяUkrainian
- مطلق العنانیتUrdu
- chế độ chuyên quyềnVietnamese
- 独裁政府Chinese (Simp.)
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