Autocracy (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Hypernyms

• Political Theory
• Ideology

Meaning ²

A political system governed by a single individual.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Autarchy

Hypernyms

• Form Of Government

Hyponyms

• Authoritarianism
• Totalitarianism
• Caesarism
• Shogunate
• Monocracy
• Despotism
• One-man Rule
• Absolutism
• Stalinism
• Tyranny