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Monocracy

A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

📖 Definitions of "Monocracy"

noun

1
A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
2
An instance of this government.

🔄 Synonyms of "Monocracy"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tyrannynoun	A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
despotismnoun	Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
authoritarianismnoun	A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
dictatorshipnoun	A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
absolutismnoun	(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
totalitarianismnoun	A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
shogunatenoun	(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun.
one-man rulenoun	a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
caesarismnoun	autocracy
stalinismnoun	The political system that put into practice - by means of governance, implementing policies, enforcing laws, etc. - the communist philosophical theory of Stalin in the Soviet Union from the 1920s and in the Soviet satellite states from the late 1940s to Stalin's death in 1953.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Monocracy"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tyrannynoun	A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
despotismnoun	Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
dictatorshipnoun	A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
totalitarianismnoun	A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
authoritarianismnoun	A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
caesarismnoun	autocracy
stalinismnoun	The political system that put into practice - by means of governance, implementing policies, enforcing laws, etc. - the communist philosophical theory of Stalin in the Soviet Union from the 1920s and in the Soviet satellite states from the late 1940s to Stalin's death in 1953.
absolutismnoun	(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
shogunatenoun	(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun.
one-man rulenoun	a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
mononomnoun	Synonym of mononym.
synocracynoun	(uncountable) Rule by consensus.
synarchynoun	Joint rule or sovereignty.
tandemocracynoun	Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
monomorphicitynoun	The condition of being monomorphic
monochronicitynoun	The condition of being monochronic
coregencynoun	A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
duopolismnoun	(rare) A doctrine supporting a duopoly.
monoallelismnoun	The condition of being monoallelic
polyonymositynoun	Synonym of polyonymy.