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Autocracy vs Authoritarianism - What's the difference?

autocracy | authoritarianism |

As nouns the difference between autocracy and authoritarianism

is that autocracy is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual while authoritarianism is a form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.

autocracy

English

(wikipedia autocracy)

Noun

(autocracies)
  • A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

    • Synonyms

    * bigmanism * despotism * dictatorship * monarchy * tyranny

    Related terms

    * autocrat * autocratic * autocratically

    Hypernyms

    * totalitarianism

    authoritarianism

    English

    (wikipedia authoritarianism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.