autocracy

1. A political system governed by a single individual (synset 108377928)
   is a type of: form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
   subtypes:

   • monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
   • absolutism, authoritarianism, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
   same as: autarchy
2. A political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual (synset 106223773)
   is a type of: ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
   subtypes: machiavellianism - the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government

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