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autarchy

[ aw-tahr-kee ]

noun

plural autarchies.
  1. absolute sovereignty.
  2. an autocratic government.


autarchy

1

/ ˈɔːɑːɪ /

noun

  1. unlimited rule; autocracy
  2. self-government; self-rule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

autarchy

2

/ ˈɔːɑːɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling (now rare) of autarky
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ󾱳, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲc󾱳 ·ٲc· adjective
  • ·ٲc··ly adverb
  • t·󾱲 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of autarchy1

First recorded in 1655–65, autarchy is from the Greek word ܳٲí self-rule. See aut-, -archy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of autarchy1

C17: from Greek autarkhia, from autarkhos autocratic; see auto- , -archy
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The end of the Cold War was in many respects a victory for open trade versus autarchy.

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Such global economic realities mean America could not achieve autarchy, even if it were in its interest to do so.

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The Fascist states of the present time exhibit a definite drift from free trade to autarchy.

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Wen Yunchao, a Guangzhou-based blogger, on Twitter called the speech "a declaration of war from a free nation to an autarchy," and compared it to Winston Churchill's anti-Soviet speech decrying the Iron Curtain.

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Owing to the almost perfect autarchy existing there, grave economic problems never really arise.

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