autarchy
Americannoun
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unlimited rule; autocracy
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self-government; self-rule
noun
Other Word Forms
- autarchic adjective
- autarchical adjective
- autarchically adverb
- autarchist noun
Etymology
Origin of autarchy
First recorded in 1655–65, autarchy is from the Greek word autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy
Example Sentences
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The Allies would destroy German autarchy, basis of German militarism.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the U.S. is in for a long war, Ickes' adventure into autarchy may mean the difference between victory and defeat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Voters who perhaps were not coming to love Britain more liked less the prospect of possible Russian autarchy in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Security Council; moreover, the country has all but abandoned its dream of autarchy and become far more dependent on the world economy than it was only five or six years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
America's industrial revolution took place against a background different from that of the rest of the world- a huge island indulging in relative autarchy for a short time.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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