autocracy
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(noun) a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual |
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Related Words: Machiavellianism, ideology, political orientation, political theory |
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(noun) a political system governed by a single individual |
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Synonyms: autarchy |
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Related Words: Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, diarchy, dictatorship, dyarchy, form of government, monarchy, monocracy, one-man rule, political system, shogunate, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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Antonyms: democracy |
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