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autocracy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | autarchy |
| Type of | form of government, political system |
| Has types | caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, tyranny, authoritarianism, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism, absolutism, monarchy, monocracy, one-man rule |
autocracy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | political orientation, ideology, political theory |
| Has types | machiavellianism |
Examples of autocracy
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Crankishness aside, technocracy and autocracy have long been natural bedfellows.
From the economist.com
Any autocracy which fails to reform politically eventually will meet such a fate.
From the economist.com
Instead, they describe it as an autocracy with little respect for human rights.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Ground zero for a revolution not against autocracy but unfathomable corruption?
From the cnn.com
What China has proven so far is that autocracy sometimes dovetail with success.
From the economist.com
Yongzheng is also known for establishing a strict autocracy rule during his reign.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He's strengthening the hierarchy and autocracy of the Vatican and the Papacy.
From the cnn.com
The importance of desert geography is another explanation for Arab autocracy.
From the economist.com
A secular autocracy under Ayad Alawi is the best hope for united and peaceful Iraq.
From the economist.com
- A political system governed by a single individual
- (autocratic) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering ...
- (autocratic) authoritarian: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
- An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of a coup d'u00E9tat or mass insurrection). Absolute monarchy and dictatorship are the main historical forms of autocracy...
- (The Autocrats) The Autocrats (Itse valtiaat / Itsevaltiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. ...
- A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual
- (Autocratic) The decision is taken by the team leader or person nominated by the team, see decision-making models.
- (autocratic) oppressive; dictatorial
- An autocratic leader is one who simply gives directions, dominates discussions and does not take a consultative approach.
