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Meaning of Autocracy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi

Definitions

A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
uncountable
An instance of this government.
countable

Equivalents

العربية أُوتُوقْرَاطِيَّة استبداد الاستبداد

Bosanski autokratija autokratizam samovlada

Català autocràcia

Čeština autokracie samoděržaví samovláda

Dansk autokrati

Deutsch Alleinherrschaft Autokratie

Ελληνικά απολυταρχία απολυταρχισμός αυταρχία αυταρχισμός δεσποτισμός

Esperanto absolutismo aŭtokratio solrego

Español autocracia

Eesti autokraatia

Suomi autokratia itsevalta yksinvalta yksinvaltius

Français autocratie

Gaeilge uathlathas

Galego autocracia

עברית אוטוקרטיה

हिन्दी एकतंत्र

Hrvatski autokracija autokratija autokratizam samovlada аутокрација

Հայերեն ինքնիշխանություն

Bahasa Indonesia autokrasi monokrasi

Íslenska einræði

Italiano autocrazia

日本語専制専制政治独裁独裁政治

ქართული ავტოკრატია თვითმპყრობელობა

ខ្មែរ អត្តាធិបតេយ្យ

한국어 전제 전제 정치

Kurdî otokrasî

Кыргызча жекебийлик өзүмбийлик

Lietuvių autokratija

Македонски автократија самовластие

Bahasa Melayu autokrasi

မြန်မာဘာသာ အော်တိုကရေစီ

Nederlands alleenheerschappij autocratie

Polski autarchia autokracja autokratyzm jednowładztwo jedynowładztwo samowładztwo

Português autocracia

Română autocrație

Русский автократия самовластие самодержавие

Slovenčina autokracia

Slovenščina avtokracija

Shqip autokraci

Српски autokratija autokratizam samovlada

Svenska autokrati envälde

ไทย อัตตาธิปไตย เผด็จการ เอกาธิปไตย

Türkçe mutlakiyet otokrasi saltçılık

Українська автократія самовла́ддя самодержа́вство

اردو استبداد

Oʻzbekcha istibdod

Tiếng Việt chuyên chính

Examples

“I want to be clear: This shift toward democracy and away from autocracy is no reason to break out the “mission accomplished” banner.”

“The will of the people of Ukraine to defend their democracy is a reminder that autocracies cannot ultimately overcome free people willing to defend their liberty.”

“Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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