Definition of Autocracy

a government type in which one person has boundless power

Examples of Autocracy in a sentence

The country is an autocracy that is controlled solely by a member of the royal family.  🔊

Because the ruler wanted unlimited power, he fired his advisers and converted his nation to an autocracy.  🔊

A dictatorship is one type of autocracy.  🔊

In an autocracy the leader has infinite authority.  🔊

The head of the country abolished parliament so he could establish an autocracy and rule without restriction.  🔊

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