Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monoc-ra-cy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of autocracy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The question here arises: Shall it be transferred to one or to many; or shall the state, in regard to the persons who constitute its government, be a monocracy or an aristocracy?"
"A monocracy, as traditionalists called it, also seemed dangerous."
"In monocracies, the extent of closure is still greater."

Etymology

From mono- + -cracy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono
Suffix: cracy

Usage

Inflected Forms

monocracies (plural)

Derived Forms

monocrat monocratic monocratically

Synonyms

autocracy dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism caesarism despotism one-man rule shogunate stalinism totalitarianism tyranny

Questions

What does monocracy mean?: Synonym of autocracy.
Where does monocracy come from?: From mono- + -cracy.

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