autocracy
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
auto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek αυτοκρατής (autokrates, “one who governs alone”), from αὐτός (autos, “single, self, same, alone”) + κράτος (kratos, “power”).
[edit] Noun
autocracy (plural autocracies)
- A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
[edit] Translations
form of government
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