Monocracy
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Monocracy is a form of government in which one person holds absolute authority.[1][2] It is synonymous with an absolute monarchy (autocracy).[2]
Monocracy can arise in states which are formally democratic but de facto dictatorships.[3]
References
- ^ Meyers, Peter Alexander (15 May 2009). Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen. University of Chicago Press. p. 241–243. ISBN 978-0-226-52210-4.
- ^ a b Maxey, Chester Collins (1949). The American Problem of Government. Appleton-Century-Crofts. p. 41.
- ^ Fish, M. Steven (29 August 2005). Democracy Derailed in Russia: The Failure of Open Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-139-44685-3.