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autocracy

1. government by an individual with unrestricted authority

2. the unrestricted authority of such an individual

3. a country, society, etc., ruled by an autocrat

Autocracy

a form of government involving the unlimited and unchecked sovereignty of one individual in a state. The despotic monarchies of the ancient East, the tyrannical governments in some ancient Greek states, the Roman and Byzantine empires, and absolute monarchies of recent times were autocracies. The notion of autocracy was also used to designate unlimited authority in any given sphere of state activity. In contemporary literature, the notion of autocracy also designates political regimes characterized by the supreme power of a “leader” (Führer, duce, caudillo) who is not controlled by representative organs.

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Autocracy (redirected from Political absolutism)

Autocracy
(redirected from Political absolutism)