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    monocracy
    /məˈnɒkrəsi/

    noun

    • 1. a system of government by one person only.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MonocracyMonocracy - Wikipedia

    Monocracy is a form of government and political system based on the personal rule of an individual without a specific origin, legitimacy, or rules for exercising and transferring power.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › monocracyMonocracy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : government by a single person. monocrat. ˈmä-nə-ˌkrat. noun. monocratic. ˌmä-nə-ˈkra-tik. adjective. Did you know? In society's search for the best kind of government, the suffix -cracy (which means "form of government" and traces to the Greek kratos, meaning "strength" or "power") has worn many hats.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › monocracyMONOCRACY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Monocracy definition: government by only one person; autocracy.. See examples of MONOCRACY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMONOCRACY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. monocratic (ˌmonoˈcratic) adjective. Word origin. mono- + -cracy. monocracy in American English. (mouˈnɑkrəsi, mə-) noun Word forms: plural -cies. government by only one person; autocracy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › monocracyMonocracy - definition of monocracy by The Free Dictionary

    noun. A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives: The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › monocracyMonocracy | government | Britannica

    …government in the modern world, monocracy—a term that comprehends the rule of non-Western royal absolutists, of generals and strongmen in Latin America and Asia, of a number of leaders in postcolonial Africa, and of the totalitarian heads of communist states—still flourished.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › monocracy_nmonocracy, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun monocracy is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for monocracy is from 1606, in the writing of Barnabe Barnes, poet and playwright. monocracy is formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › monocracyMonocracy Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Singular: monocracy. Plural: monocracies. Origin of Monocracy. mono- +"Ž -cracy.

  10. www.definitions.net › definition › monocracyWhat does monocracy mean? - Definitions.net

    Monocracy is a form of government in which supreme power is held by a single individual. This individual holds absolute power and authority over the governed state or territory. Examples of monocracies would be dictatorships or absolute monarchies.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › monocracymonocracy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · monocracy (countable and uncountable, plural monocracies) (rare) Synonym of autocracy. The question here arises: Shall it be transferred to one or to many; or shall the state, in regard to the persons who constitute its government, be a or an aristocracy? The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854.