AUTARCHY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

autarchy

noun

Definition of autarchy

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power having just thrown off the yoke of Great Britain, the American Founding Fathers were adamantly opposed to establishing some form of homegrown autarchy

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Noun

But, as Roy points out, finding love with Ellen actually gives Brian the strength to stand up to Lovat’s tyranny rather than bow to it.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Lawmakers from Fidesz and its coalition party, the Christian Democrats, did not take part in Monday’s vote, calling the charges against their lawmakers political tyranny by Magyar’s government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of tyranny

Noun

The Iranian revolution, the North Korean dictatorship, the Palestinians held hostage by Hamas, the Lebanese held hostage by Hezbollah, the Taliban in Afganistan, The Chinese firewall, all of them share the same failure mode.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do.

— Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dictatorship

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Through the character of Señorita Rio, Renée was able to combat fascism and showcase fabulous fashion.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Many immigrants who arrived in the United States from Europe, including some Italians who came during the two years between Mussolini’s March on Rome and the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, left Italy because of the rise of fascism.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascism

Noun

Brazil has neither the concentrated authority of an autocracy nor democratic institutions strong enough to serve the same function.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
International experts have denounced President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s repression of the opposition and push to eliminate term limits as worrisome turns toward autocracy.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of autocracy

Noun

But our survey respondents’ subsequent shift toward national identity, coupled with a further decline in mosque attendance, suggest that Erdogan’s turn toward authoritarianism may have intensified an ongoing trend toward liberalization.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Critics see a once-lively multiethnic crossroads suffocated by Chinese authoritarianism.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of authoritarianism

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