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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutocracy
/ɔːˈtɒk.rə.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A system of government by one person with absolute power.
"The country transitioned from a fragile democracy into a harsh autocracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'autokrateia', meaning 'ruling by oneself' or 'absolute power', combining 'autos' (self) and 'kratos' (strength, power). Entering the English language in the late 17th century, it initially described absolute sovereign authority before evolving to designate any government where one person holds unlimited political control.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autocracy" is said worldwide
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autocratie
Transliteration: autocratie
"Le régime s'est transformé en une autocratie stricte."
Autokratie
Transliteration: Autokratie
"Das Land wurde jahrzehntelang durch eine Autokratie regiert."
autocrazia
Transliteration: autocrazia
"La nazione ha combattuto a lungo contro l'autocrazia."
autocracia
Transliteration: autocracia
"La autocracia limita las libertades fundamentales de los ciudadanos."
autocracia
Transliteration: autocracia
"O povo rebelou-se contra a autocracia estabelecida."
निरंकुशता
Transliteration: nirankushta
"देश में निरंकुशता का विरोध किया जा रहा है।"
专制政体
Transliteration: zhuānzhì zhèngtǐ
"人民渴望摆脱专制政体的统治。"
전제정치
Transliteration: jeonje jeongchi
"그 국가는 오랜 세월 동안 전제정치 하에 있었다."
専制政治
Transliteration: sensei seiji
"市民たちは専制政治に反対して立ち上がった。"
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