monocracy
Single ruler government
Monocracy is government by a single ruler with absolute power.
The term is more formal and less common than synonyms like autocracy or dictatorship: The country had devolved into a monocracy under the general's iron grip.
The adjective is monocratic.
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
suppression · censorship · coercion · intimidation · iron-fisted · draconian · heavy-handed · arbitrary
Sole wielder of power
- dictatorRuler with total control
- despotRuler with absolute power
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
sovereign · ruler · supreme · absolute · reign · rule · dominion · throne
Concentrated in one location
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- single-partySole faction governing
- concentratedGathered or intensified
unified · consolidated · statecraft · polity · jurisdiction · executive · decree · mandate
State with elected leaders
- oligarchyRule by few
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
repression · suppression · censorship · coercion · intimidation · iron-fisted · draconian · heavy-handed · arbitrary · unjust
autocrat
Sole wielder of power
emperor · sovereign · ruler · supreme · absolute · reign · rule · dominion · throne · crown
centralized
Concentrated in one location
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- single-partySole faction governing
concentrated · unified · consolidated · statecraft · polity · jurisdiction · executive · decree · mandate · apparatus
republic
State with elected leaders
- oligarchyRule by few
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
monocracydemocracy
Rule by the people
oligarchy · aristocracy · plutocracy · triumvirate · junta
monocracydemocracy
Rule by the people
popular sovereignty · republicanism · representative government · self-governance · constitutional democracy