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. Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocracy
Noun
  • And though in public, the royal family remains upbeat, people who have been following the monarchy for a while aren’t fooled.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Taken together, the day offered a rare snapshot of the monarchy’s past and present — divided in distance and duty, yet momentarily aligned in purpose.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Made as Brazil’s dictatorship was losing its grip, these films confronted repression indirectly, turning sensuality into an act of defiance.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As the series continues, the twins find their parents, grow up, fall in love and fight dictatorship.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
  • As previously announced, Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And Trump should not be surprised when millions of Americans stand up to his authoritarianism and his greed.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All this assumes that America and the West do not backslide into their own versions of authoritarianism.
    Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Monocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocracy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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