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Autocrat vs Oligarchy - What's the difference?

autocrat | oligarchy |

As nouns the difference between autocrat and oligarchy

is that autocrat is an absolute ruler with infinite power while oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy.

autocrat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An absolute ruler with infinite power
  • A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia

    • Synonyms

    * autocrator * big man * despot * dictator * * monarch * tyrant

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    oligarchy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia oligarchy) (oligarchies)
  • A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  • Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  • A state ruled by such a government.

    • Related terms

    * oligarch * oligarchic * oligarchical