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mo·noc·ra·cy

 (mŏ-nŏk′rə-sē, mə-)
n. pl. mo·noc·ra·cies
Government or rule by a single person; autocracy.
mon′o·crat′ (mŏn′ə-krăt′) n.
mon′o·crat′ic adj.
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