All autocracy synonyms
au·toc·ra·cy
A a noun autocracy
- tyranny — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
- oppression — the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- despotism — Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- absolutism — Absolutism is a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monocracy — government by only one person; autocracy.
- authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
- totalitarianism — the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
- czarism — the Russian government under the czars