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monocracy
mo·noc·ra·cy
/
moʊˈnɒk
rə
si, mə-
/
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[
moh-
nok
-r
uh
-see, m
uh
-
]
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noun,
plural
mo·noc·ra·cies.
government by only one person; autocracy.
Origin:
1645–55;
mono-
+
-cracy
; modeled on
aristocracy
,
democracy
Related forms
mon·o·crat·ic
/
ˌmɒn
əˈkræt
ɪk
/
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[
mon-
uh
-
krat
-ik
]
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,
adjective
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monocracy
(mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
government by one person
monocrat
—
n
mono'cratic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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