Autocracy
/ˈɔː.tə.krə.si/
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- (n.) A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a single ruler or authority, without effective constitutional limitations.
The nation's shift to autocracy led to the suspension of democratic processes.
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In legal contexts, autocracy contrasts with constitutional or democratic governance, emphasizing the absence of legal restraints on the ruler's power.
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