Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun autocracy

2 senses of autocracy

Sense 1
autocracy, autarchy -- (a political system governed by a single individual)
       => political system, form of government -- (the members of a social organization who are in power)

Sense 2
autocracy -- (a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual)
       => political orientation, ideology, political theory -- (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)