monocracy
monocracy · monocracies
Synonym of autocracySynonym of autocracy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rare, uncountable)Synonym of autocracy.
More definitions
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Origin
From mono- + -cracy.From mono- + -cracy.
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Forms
plural: monocracies| Singular | monocracy |
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Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.):dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismone-man ruleshogunateStalinism
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable