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AUTARCHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
