monocratic
- adjective
- /ˌmɒnəˈkrætɪk/
- Formal
:
monocrático
- Under the monocratic regime, all major decisions were made by the single ruler without any consultation.
Examples
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The country's monocratic leadership made it difficult for citizens to express their opinions freely.
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The monocratic style of governance allowed the leader to implement policies quickly but resulted in public unrest.
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A key transitional issue is the change from the hitherto monocratic and colonial system to a more democratic one with a localized public service.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
25
7.9
Using power to treat people cruelly and unfairly
16
7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
14
8.0
A leader who has complete power and does not allow others to disagree
8
8.4
A ruler who uses cruel and total power over people
2
8.2
Relating to a country ruled by a king or queen
1
9.9
Using unfair, cruel power to control people
1
7.9
A government in which a king or queen rules
Supporting total power for one person or group without limits
A leader who has harsh, total power and treats people unfairly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A system where one person has almost all power and makes decisions alone
How Authoritarian
Surface Forms
Morphology
monocratic = monocrat (semi-transparent) = mono + crat + ic
The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'monocrat' with '-ic', so the relation is structurally clear once the base word is known.
Etymology
Monocratic comes from the Greek parts mono- meaning 'single' and -cratic from kratos meaning 'power' or 'rule', and you can see mono- in monarchy and -cratic in democratic. So a monocratic government is rule by one person who has all the power.