AUTARCHY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A political system governed by a single individual

Synonyms:

autarchy; autocracy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("autarchy" is a kind of...):

form of government; political system (the members of a social organization who are in power)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autarchy"):

monarchy (an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority)

absolutism; authoritarianism; Caesarism; despotism; dictatorship; monocracy; one-man rule; shogunate; Stalinism; totalitarianism; tyranny (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))

Derivation:

autarchical (of or relating to or characterized by autarchy)

Meaning:

Economic independence as a national policy

Synonyms:

autarchy; autarky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("autarchy" is a kind of...):

independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)

Derivation:

autarchical (of or relating to or characterized by autarchy)