autarchy
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Homophone: autarky
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐταρχία (autarcheia, “absolute governing”)
[edit] Noun
autarchy (plural autarchies)
- A condition of absolute power.
- An autocratic government; an autocracy.
- Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.
[edit] Synonyms
- (self-government): independence, self-sufficiency; autonomy
