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What are the types of autocracy?
Autocracy is any form of government in which one person is the supreme power within the state. There are no other types of autocracy, since the Greek term αὐτοκρατής means "one who rules by himself". A single ruler can be called a monarch, king, emperor, sovereign, autocrat, dictator, despot, tyrant or strongman for example. Oligarchy means "rule by the few" and democracy means "rule by the people".
In which type of dictatorship is power held by a single leader whose demands become law for the entire country?
autocracy
Another word for monarchy or tyrrany?
Autocracy
What are some characteristics of autocracy?
ruled by a few person
Type of government in which power rests with a single person?
"Autocracy" is a country or state governed by a single person with unlimited power. This is synonymous with despot, tyrant, and dictator.
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