autocracy
noun
au·toc·ra·cy
ȯ-ˈtä-krə-sē 
plural autocracies
1
: the authority or rule of an autocrat
2
: government in which one person possesses unlimited power
3
: a community or state governed by autocracy
Examples of autocracy in a Sentence
the Magna Carta is historically important because it signified the British rejection of autocracy and constituted the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch
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The Russian and Chinese leaders have a common vision of global politics, anchored by their mutual commitment to autocracy and shared animosity toward the United States.
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Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The authors point to Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore as an early adopter of informational autocracy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
While their country devolved into autocracy and spurned the West, their small southern neighbor seemed to be moving in the opposite direction—toward democracy and membership in the European Union.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
And the spectre of autocracy is even worse, David Remnick argues.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The authors point to Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore as an early adopter of informational autocracy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
While their country devolved into autocracy and spurned the West, their small southern neighbor seemed to be moving in the opposite direction—toward democracy and membership in the European Union.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
And the spectre of autocracy is even worse, David Remnick argues.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Autocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autocracy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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autocracy
noun
au·toc·ra·cy
ȯ-ˈtäk-rə-sē
plural autocracies
: government in which one person has unlimited power
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