Autocracy - A system of government where one person holds absolute power
(Pronounced aw-to-kruh-see)
To remember the definition of the word autocracy, use the following mnemonic:
He was automobile crazy (autocracy). He had the power to take anyone's car and whatever else he liked.
Examples of autocracy in a sentence
The country is an autocracy that is controlled solely by a member of the royal family.
A dictatorship is one type of autocracy.
Autocracy often causes the people to revolt.
