autocracy

(noun)

A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

Related Terms

  • deliberative democracy
  • direct democracy
  • democracy

Examples of autocracy in the following topics:

  • Monarchies and Liberal Democracies

    • A monarch that has few or no legal restraints in state and political matters is referred to as an absolute monarchy, a form of autocracy.
  • Charismatic Authority

    • In politics, charismatic rule is often found in various authoritarian states, autocracies, dictatorships, and theocracies.
  • Theories of Democracy

    • Theoretically, Aristotle contrasted rule by the many (democracy/polity) with rule by the few (oligarchy/aristocracy) and with rule by a single person (tyranny or autocracy/monarchy).
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