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monocracy

[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]

noun

plural monocracies.
  1. government by only one person; autocracy.


monocracy

/ ˈmɒnəˌkræt; mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

  1. government by one person
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Derived Forms

  • monocrat, noun
  • ˌDzԴˈپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz··· [mon-, uh, -, krat, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of monocracy1

1645–55; mono- + -cracy; modeled on aristocracy, democracy
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Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.

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The spirit of the present age in Russia is strictly orthodox; and the monocracy of the Greek Church is the great object for which clergy and laity exert themselves; especially in the Baltic provinces.

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