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n. - A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).

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  • There was a return of monocracy under the new ruler.
  • But his critics, including the main opposition party, the Socialists, said they would increase the power of the already semiroyal president, creating a "monocracy."
  • Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.
  • After the long monocracy of Nakaeia and the changes of Nanteitei, the Old Men were doubtless grown impatient of obscurity, and they were beyond question jealous of the...
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