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- DictionaryMo·noc·ra·cy/məˈnäkrəsē/
noun
- 1. a system of government by only one person.
: government by a single person. monocrat. ˈmä-nə-ˌkrat. noun. monocratic. ˌmä-nə-ˈkra-tik. adjective. Did you know? In society's search for the best kind of government, the suffix -cracy (which means "form of government" and traces to the Greek kratos, meaning "strength" or "power") has worn many hats.
Monocracy is a form of government and political system based on the personal rule of an individual without a specific origin, legitimacy, or rules for exercising and transferring power.
Monocracy definition: government by only one person; autocracy.. See examples of MONOCRACY used in a sentence.
noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) synonyms: Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, one-man rule, shogunate, totalitarianism, tyranny. see more.
monocracy - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
noun. monocratic (ˌmonoˈcratic) adjective. Word origin. mono- + -cracy. Word Frequency. monocracy in American English. (mouˈnɑkrəsi, mə-) noun Word forms: plural -cies. government by only one person; autocracy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
monocracy in American English. (mouˈnɑkrəsi, mə-) noun Word forms: plural -cies. government by only one person; autocracy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.
