monocracy

• Herrschaftsform, bei der eine einzelne Person uneingeschränkte, absolute Gewalt ausübt, die nicht durch Verfassung, Gesetze oder Opposition begrenzt ist.

A form of government in which a single ruler holds absolute power, unrestricted by a constitution, laws, or opposition.

1. Government by a single rulerC1formal

   A system of government where one person holds absolute power, unrestricted by laws or a constitution.

   Alleinherrschaft

   • The country fell into a monocracy after the coup.
   • Monocracy often leads to suppression of dissent.
   • Historians compare ancient monocracy to modern dictatorships.

   Synonymeabsolutismautarchyautocracydespotismdictatorshipmonarchytyranny

   Antonymedemocracyrepublic