Autocracy

Origin

- + cracy + -, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokrates, "one who governs alone"), from αὐτός (autos, "single, self, same, alone") + κράτος (kratos, "power").

Full definition of autocracy

Noun

1. A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

Related terms

• autocrat
• autocratic
• autocratically

Synonyms

• dictatorship