A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Extreme severity or rigour.
Absolute power, or its use.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.