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autocracy

noun

au·​toc·​ra·​cy ȯ-ˈtä-krə-sē How to pronounce autocracy (audio)
plural autocracies
1
: the authority or rule of an autocrat
2
: government in which one person possesses unlimited power
3
: a community or state governed by autocracy

Example Sentences

the Magna Carta is historically important because it signified the British rejection of autocracy and constituted the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch
Recent Examples on the Web Europe shouldn’t care who attacked whom, or about the choice between democracy and autocracy. William A. Galston, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Countries stuck in an unstable zone between democracy and autocracy are more susceptible to armed conflict. Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 In their refusal to bow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s neo-imperialistic ambitions, Ukrainians see themselves on the front line of a global war between democracy and autocracy. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 In Hungary, an election that would have determined the country’s path toward further autocracy or liberal democracy has been overshadowed by talk of war and peace and East versus West. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2022 Reid attacked his speech for including jokes and further accused Alito of pushing religious autocracy. Lindsay Kornick, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 As other countries in the region slipped back into autocracy or war, Tunisia wrote a new constitution and secured certain freedoms that left activists elsewhere envious. Mohamed Bliwa, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Kelly Burton, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which has backed many of those suits, said the battle was more about stopping a creeping autocracy than about changing political boundaries. New York Times, 6 July 2022 From the beginning, Donald Trump’s presidency leaned toward autocracy with a constantly revolving Cabinet and staff chosen primarily for their loyalty to him. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see autocrat

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of autocracy was in 1659

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