Autocracy

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

Españolautocracia

Françaisautocratie

DeutschAlleinherrschaft Autokratie

44 more languages

العربيةأُوتُوقْرَاطِيَّة استبداد الاستبداد

Bosanskiautokracija autokratija autokratizamsamovlada аутокрација

Catalàautocràcia

Češtinaautokracie samoděržaví samovláda

Ελληνικάαπολυταρχία απολυταρχισμός αυταρχίααυταρχισμός δεσποτισμός

Esperantoabsolutismo aŭtokratio solrego

Eestiautokraatia

Suomiautokratia itsevalta yksinvaltayksinvaltius

Gaeilgeuathlathas

Galegoautocracia

עבריתאוטוקרטיה

हिन्दीएकतंत्र

Hrvatskiautokracija autokratija autokratizamsamovlada аутокрација

Հայերենինքնիշխանություն

Bahasa Indonesiaautokrasi monokrasi

Íslenskaeinræði

Italianoautocrazia

日本語専制専制政治独裁独裁政治

ქართულიავტოკრატია თვითმპყრობელობა

ភាសាខ្មែរអត្តាធិបតេយ្យ

한국어전제 전제 정치

Kurdîotokrasî

Кыргызчажекебийлик өзүмбийлик

Lietuviųautokratija

Македонскиавтократија самовластие

Bahasa Melayuautokrasi

မြန်မာအော်တိုကရေစီ

Nederlandsalleenheerschappij autocratie

Polskiautarchia autokracja autokratyzmjednowładztwo jedynowładztwo samowładztwo

Portuguêsautocracia

Românăautocrație

Русскийавтократия самовластие самодержавие

Slovenčinaautokracia

Slovenščinaavtokracija

Српскиautokracija autokratija autokratizamsamovlada аутокрација

Svenskaautokrati envälde

ไทยอัตตาธิปไตย เผด็จการ เอกาธิปไตย

Türkçemutlakiyet otokrasi saltçılık

Українськаавтократія самовла́ддя самодержа́вство

اردواستبداد

O'zbekchaistibdod

Tiếng Việtchuyên 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

B2

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

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See also

autocrafting autocrash Autocrat autocratess Autocratic Autocratical

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