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MONOCRACY
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monocracy (countable and uncountable, plural monocracies)
(rare) synonym of autocracy
Anagrams
• nomocracy
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*noc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Definition: Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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