noun
- a system of government in which one person has absolute power
- a country or organization ruled by one person with absolute power
Examples
- The country suffered under decades of autocracy.
- Citizens demanded an end to the military autocracy.
- The company operated like an autocracy with the CEO making all decisions.
- Many revolutions have been fought to overthrow autocracy.
- The transition from autocracy to democracy took several years.
- Under autocracy, individual freedoms were severely restricted.