monocracy

• Forme de gouvernement où une seule personne détient le pouvoir suprême, sans être limitée par une constitution, des lois ou une opposition.

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.

   Monocratie

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

   Synonymesabsolutismautarchyautocracydespotismdictatorshipmonarchytyranny

   Antonymesdemocracyrepublic