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autocracy

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autocracy

Main Entry:: au·toc·ra·cy
Pronunciation:: \ȯ-ˈtä-krə-sē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural au·toc·ra·cies
Date:: 1655

1 : the authority or rule of an autocrat 2 : government in which one person possesses unlimited power 3 : a community or state governed by autocracy

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