monocracy

noun

Definition of monocracynext
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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  1. monarchy
  2. dictatorship
  3. tyranny
  4. authoritarianism
  5. monarchism
Noun
  • His conservative and authoritarian father, Ludwig, raised his only child to revere the monarchy and take pride in their country’s achievements.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prince William and Prince George flying together also goes against traditional protocol that indicates that the direct heirs to the throne do not travel together, in an effort to secure the future of the monarchy in the event of a tragic accident.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of monarchy
Noun
  • The first project is about the disappearance of petty criminal El Nani (aka Santiago Correla) in 1980s Spain during the country’s transition out of dictatorship and into democracy.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Nixon had called Cuba a dictatorship prior to the interview, and has repeated that position since.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • Fulbright’s essay recalls much of what the founders wrote about the danger of regression to a psychology of vengeance, and the notion that tyranny exists wherever violence is praised.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms as a safeguard against tyranny and for personal security.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tyranny
Noun
  • Look at Brazil, which has come back from the brink of a return to authoritarianism only because the crimes of even a former president like Jair Bolsonaro were duly investigated, laid bare for the public, and the perpetrator punished.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Voting is the only way out for anyone who’s unhappy with a government headed toward authoritarianism.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of authoritarianism
Noun
  • 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
  • And the Decemberists tried to overthrow the Tsar and insist on having some of the more basic aspects of representative constitutional monarchism introduced into Russia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
Definition of monarchism
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