Synonyms for autocracy
ɔˈtɒk rə siau·toc·ra·cy

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1. autocracy, autarchynoun

   a political system governed by a single individual

   Synonyms:
   autarchy, autarky

2. autocracynoun

   a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

   Synonyms:
   autarchy

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1. • Political Orientation
   • Political System

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1. autocracynoun

   Synonyms:
   dictatorship, absolutism, despotism, tyranny, arbitrary power, absolute power

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1. autocracynoun

   Synonyms:
   absolutism, despotism, dictatorship, self government, autonomy

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1. List of paraphrases for "autocracy":

   authoritarianism

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1. Cem Oezdemir:

   Erdogan won't let this opportunity be missed to not only thoroughly clean the military but to finally realise his project of a constitutional amendment with the objective of autocracy, the few critical media outlets and the first green shots of civil society have certainly nothing good to expect.

2. Bill Clinton:

   This struggle is between autocracy and democracy from our country to places we can’t even believe we’re being compared to.

3. Liam Kennedy:

   President Biden has been talking about liberal internationalism as something that can return, he talks about democracy versus autocracy, all of this kind of stuff. So within that, I think that he wants to see good examples of the rule of law in US foreign policy. And this is a great example of that. This was an achievement, the Good Friday Agreement is certainly one of those things where you can get real bipartisan buy-in in Washington.

4. Joe Biden:

   The way to deal with autocracy -- the way to deal with dictators -- is a united, united front among our allies, now we're united. And it's going to be very difficult for the autocrats to succeed.

5. Joseph Schumpeter:

   It is not true that democracy will always safeguard freedom of conscience better than autocracy. Witness the most famous of all trials. Pilate was, from the standpoint of the Jews, certainly the representative of autocracy. Yet he tried to protect freedom. And he yielded to a democracy.