You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


autocracy

Translation
autocracy
/aw tok"reuh see/, n., pl. autocracies.
1. government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
2. a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
3. unlimited authority, power, or influence of one person in any group.
[1645-55; < Gk autokráteia power over oneself, sole power, equiv. to autokrat(és) AUTOCRAT + -eia -IA; see -CRACY]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Synonyms:

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Autocracy — Au*toc ra*cy, n.; pl. {Autocracies}. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autocratie. See {Autocrat}.] 1. Independent or self derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy. [1913 Webster] The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • autocracy — noun самодержавие, автократия …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • autocracy — 1> самодержавие, автократия …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Autocracy — An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single self appointed ruler. The term autocrat is derived from the Greek word autokratōr αυτοκράτωρ (lit. self ruler , or he who rules by one s self ). Compare with… …   Wikipedia

  • autocracy — ɔ:ˈtɔkrəsɪ сущ. абсолютизм, автократия, самовластие, самодержавие самодержавие, автократия autocracy автократия неограниченная монархия самодержавие, автократия самодержавие …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • autocracy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1655 1. the authority or rule of an autocrat 2. government in which one person possesses unlimited power 3. a community or state governed by autocracy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • autocracy — n автократия; самодержавие, единоличная власть или власть небольшой группы; autocracy, industrial промышленная автократия; независимая власть промышленных организаций …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

  • autocracy — [ɔː tɒkrəsɪ] 1) Общая лексика: автократия, единовластие, самодержавие, самовластие 2) Религия: (1. The authority or rule of an autocrat; 2. Government in which one person possesses unlimited power; 3. A community or state governed by autocracy)… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • autocracy — сущ. пол. автократия, самодержавие (форма правления, при которой одному лицу принадлежит неограниченная верховная власть) Syn: autarchy 1) See: authoritativeness, monarchy, autocrat …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

  • autocracy — noun A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. See Also: autocrat, autocratic, autocratically …   Wiktionary

Фильмы

  • Lenin. Pages Of The Biography., 1969 — On request of the Union of Soviet Friendship Societies. The film tells about the most significant stages of life and work of Lenin.