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Dictatorship vs Autarchy - What's the difference?

dictatorship | autarchy |

As nouns the difference between dictatorship and autarchy

is that dictatorship is a type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique while autarchy is a condition of absolute power.

dictatorship

English

(wikipedia dictatorship)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  • A government which exercises autocratic rule.

    • Derived terms

    * dictatorship of the majority

    Synonyms

    *autocracy

    autarchy

    English

    (wikipedia autarchy)

    Noun

    (autarchies)
  • A condition of absolute power.
  • An autocratic government; an autocracy.
  • Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-government) independence, self-sufficiency; autonomy

    Derived terms

    * autarch * autarchic * autarchical * autarchically * autarchist

    Related terms

    * autarky * autocracy