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Definition of "autocracy" []

  • Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism. (noun)
  • A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "autocracy" in a sentence
  • "It might be called "autocracy" in the world of nation-building, and in business it might be called "large market share," but however it's defined, organizations in The Big Rut typically have supra-normal control of their competitive environment."
  • "Lets not go totalitarian, but a moderate autocracy is ok, so that people have some skin in the game."
  • "The system of one-party autocracy is so entrenched that the officials can be as corrupt as they want and in turn it creates a top down pyramid of corruption in China."