monocracy

[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]

noun

, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.

1. government by only one person; autocracy.

monocracy

/ ˈmɒnəˌkræt; mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

1. government by one person

Derived Forms

• monocrat, noun
• ˌmonoˈcratic, adjective

Other Words From

• mon·o·crat·ic [mon-, uh, -, krat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocracy¹

1645–55; mono- + -cracy; modeled on aristocracy, democracy

Example Sentences

Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.

From Project Gutenberg

He continued to gloat over his successes and mercilessly to abuse all Federalists, those confessed partisans of "monocracy."

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Monocracy, mon-ok′ra-si, n. rule or government by a single person.

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