- monocracy
- noun Date: 1651 government by a single person • monocrat noun • monocratic adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
monocracy
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Monocracy — Mo*noc ra*cy, n. [Mono + cracy, as in democracy.] Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monocracy — [mə näk′rə sē] n. pl. monocracies [ MONO + CRACY] government by one person; autocracy ☆ monocrat [män′ə krat΄] n. monocratic adj … English World dictionary
monocracy — monocratic /mon euh krat ik/, adj. /moh nok reuh see, meuh /, n., pl. monocracies. government by only one person; autocracy. [1645 55; MONO + CRACY; modeled on ARISTOCRACY, DEMOCRACY] * * * … Universalium
monocracy — noun autocracy … Wiktionary
monocracy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives: absolutism, autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, tyranny. See OVER, POLITICS … English dictionary for students
monocracy — government by one individual Forms of Government … Phrontistery dictionary
monocracy — mÉ™ nÉ‘krÉ™sɪ / nÉ’k n. autocracy, dictatorship, government by one individual … English contemporary dictionary
monocracy — [mə nɒkrəsi] noun (plural monocracies) a system of government by one person only. Derivatives monocrat noun monocratic adjective … English new terms dictionary
monocracy — n. Autocracy, monarchy … New dictionary of synonyms
monocracy — n autocracy, dictatorship, despotism, czarism, kaiserism, tyranny, absolutism; monarchy, sovereignty … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
