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au⋅toc⋅ra⋅cy

   [aw-tok-ruh-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
2. a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
3. unlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
Origin:
1645–55; < Gk autokráteia power over oneself, sole power, equiv. to autokrat(s) autocrat + -eia -ia; see -cracy
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au·toc·ra·cy     (ô-tŏk'rə-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. au·toc·ra·cies
  1. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.
  2. A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power.

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