Autocracy vs. Oligarchy
Autocracynoun
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
Autocracynoun
(countable) An instance of this government.
Autocracynoun
Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.
Autocracynoun
Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat.
Autocracynoun
Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy.
Autocracynoun
The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle.
Autocracynoun
a political system governed by a single individual
Autocracynoun
a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
Autocracy
Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of coup d'état or other forms of rebellion).In earlier times, the term autocrat was coined as a favorable description of a ruler, having some connection to the concept of as well as an indication of grandeur and power. This use of the term continued into modern times, as the Russian Emperor was styled as late as the early 20th century.
Oligarchynoun
A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
Oligarchynoun
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
Oligarchynoun
A state ruled by such a government.
Oligarchynoun
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
Oligarchynoun
a political system governed by a few people
Oligarchy
Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few', and ἄρχω (arkho) 'to rule or to command') is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such as nobility, fame, wealth, education, corporate, religious, political, or military control.
