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
  • The increase of more than 53% came as the monarchy reported record offshore wind farm profits to the Crown Estate, which is a vast royal collection of land and property across the United Kingdom.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 1 July 2025
  • The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed in 1981 as an alliance of the Gulf Arab monarchies in response to growing regional instability, including revolutionary Iran and the Iran-Iraq War.
    Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • But just as important to the Poles living under Soviet dictatorship were art books, fashion magazines, religious texts, lighthearted novels and regular newspapers.
    Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.
    Shervin Malekzadeh, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • But a slave mentality remains deeply ingrained in Russian minds, along with a latent monarchism and paternalism.
    Nikita Petrov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
  • 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
Noun
  • Determined to liberate Panem, Katniss and her fellow rebels embark on a dangerous journey into the heart of the Capitol to save the nation from President Snow’s tyranny once and for all.
    Kelly Martinez Published, EW.com, 5 July 2025
  • Religious freedom and freedom of speech make up the engine of self-government and form a bulwark against tyranny.
    Kristen Waggoner, National Review, 5 July 2025

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“Monocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocracy. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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