autarchy
noun
- A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives: absolutism, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, tyranny. See over/under, politics.
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noun
autarchy, autarkyThese two derivatives of similar but different Greek roots (archein, to rule; arkeein, to suffice) are frequently confused. ‘Autarchy’ means self-government, usually nowadays without pejorative overtones. ‘Autarky’ is invariably used pejoratively to mean self-government in a manner condemned by the speaker. A regime is autarkic if it tries to be self-sufficient by cutting off trade and intercourse with the rest of the world.
The term autarchy has two different meanings:
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - enevælde, diktatur, despotisme
2.
n. - autarki, selvstyrende område, selvstyrende land
Nederlands (Dutch)
onbeperkte soevereiniteit, onafhankelijk zelfbestuur, land zo bestuurd, dwangbestuur
Français (French)
1.
n. - autocratie, souveraineté absolue
2.
n. - autarcie, politique d'indépendance économique
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Autarchie, Unabhängigkeit, unumschränkte Herrschaft
2.
n. - (Wirts) Selbstgenügen, wirtschaftliche Unabhängigkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απολυταρχία
Italiano (Italian)
autarchia, autocrazia
Português (Portuguese)
n. - autarquia (f), autocracia (f), governo (m) ou poder (m) absoluto
Русский (Russian)
самодержавие, автократия
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - autarquía
2.
n. - soberanía absoluta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - envälde, despotism
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 独裁, 独裁专制统治, 专制
2. 独裁国家, 专制国家
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 獨裁, 獨裁專制統治, 專制
2.
n. - 獨裁國家, 專制國家
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 독재정치[국가], 자치
n. - 자급자족, 경제 자립 정책[국가]
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) سياده مطلقه, حكم مطلق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שלטון מוחלט, רודנות
n. - מדינה או חברה הנתונה בשלטון רודני
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