autocracy
[noun]
Synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, despotism, tyranny

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au‧toc‧ra‧cy /ɔːˈtɒkrəsi $ ɒːˈtɑː-/ noun (plural autocracies)
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: autokrateia, from auto- ( ⇒ auto-) + -krateia (, -cracy)]

1. [uncountable] a system of government in which one person or group has unlimited power Synonym : dictatorship

2. [countable] a country or organization that is completely controlled by one powerful person or group Synonym : dictatorship

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