as in monarchy
a system of government in which there is only one ruler whose power is unlimited
Until its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union operated under a monocracy.
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Recent Examples of monocracy
The Biden administration justified its decision — or no decision — with the tired old rationalizations and justifications that the U.S. has been using for years to give the medieval monocracy a pass on human rights violations.
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Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocracy
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There’s no doubt that the numerous scandals the former prince Andrew is embroiled in are not great for the British monarchy.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
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The contrast between her two rings felt symbolic of Diana’s role within the monarchy itself, one highly visible and modern, the other rooted in continuity and tradition.—
Eloise Moran,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Stolen from his Chilean mother as a baby and raised in suburban Chicago, 36-year-old Kyle Adler finally reunites with her, confronting an identity shaped by dictatorship-era trafficking.—
Vanessa A. Alvarez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Every administration since the Marcos dictatorship has directed particular attention to the island of Negros, which has seen considerable NPA activity because of the area’s chronic struggles over land rights.—
Patrick Peralta,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Suddenly, guardrails are not tyranny but common sense.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Turning the court into a partisan plaything would destroy one of America’s strongest bulwarks against tyranny.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public offers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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With the country engulfed in flames, the conservative government maintained itself through repression and authoritarianism.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
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There is also a generalized suspicion of democracy, cities, modernization, progress, cultural relativism, and materialism in favor of monarchism, agrarianism, stasis, fantasies of good versus evil, and a traditionalism that at times borders on religious fundamentalism. ..—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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But for anyone outside the British elite, the constitutional monarchism that emerged after the civil wars did not look much like democracy or true liberty.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
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“Monocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocracy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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