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monocracy

 
Dictionary: mo·noc·ra·cy   (mŏ-nŏk'rə-sē, mə-) pronunciation
n., pl., -cies.
Government or rule by a single person; autocracy.

monocrat mon'o·crat' (mŏn'ə-krăt') n.
monocratic mon'o·crat'ic adj.

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noun

    A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives: absolutism, autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, tyranny. See over/under, politics.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  Synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny


 
 
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