autocracy

Definition of Autocracy in English :

1. autarchy, autocracy

a political system governed by a single individual

2. autocracy

a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Autocracy

noun plural -cies

1.

government by an individual with unrestricted authority

2.

the unrestricted authority of such an individual

3.

a country, society, etc, ruled by an autocrat

noun

1.

government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism

2. Word forms: plural auˈtocracies

a country with this kind of government

3.

unlimited power or authority of one person over others

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.