monocratic

adjective

as in arbitrary
exercising power or authority without interference by others as the newspaper's monocratic publisher, he simply did not tolerate any dissent from his policies and decrees

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  1. arbitrary
  2. oppressive
  3. authoritarian
  4. autocratic
Adjective
  • Overturning the eighty-year-old world trade system by imposing arbitrary tariffs?
    — Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The new cloak is designed to accommodate arbitrary inner and outer shapes while operating omnidirectionally.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
Definition of arbitrary
Adjective
  • This stretch of eastern Long Island has long been a respite for New Yorkers seeking a seaside reprieve from the oppressive heat.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside health advice, state media has repeatedly returned to a familiar propaganda theme — Kim’s willingness to endure the same oppressive weather faced by ordinary North Koreans.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of oppressive
Adjective
  • Reliable polling remains scarce under the country’s authoritarian system.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
  • And both men, despite misgivings among parts of their own populations about their corrupt and authoritarian tendencies, were largely welcomed in the West as reformers and promising economic partners.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of authoritarian
Adjective
  • All of this is manna for autocratic leaders, who base much of their domestic propaganda on claims of Western weakness and hypocrisy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • My answer focuses on the role of autocratic political elites – that is, the party officials, military officers and other regime insiders who control the state.
    — José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of autocratic
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“Monocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocratic. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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