🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

単独政治

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tandoku seiji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Monocracy/məˈnɒkrəsi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"歴史上の多くの単独政治は内乱によって崩壊した。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Government by a single person; absolute rule or autocracy.

    "The transition from a fragile parliament to a complete monocracy alarmed international observers."
  2. 2

    A state or political system ruled by one individual.

    "Historians studied the rise of the small island monocracy in the late eighteenth century."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'monocracy' originates from the Greek word 'monokratia', which combines 'mono-' meaning 'single' and 'kratos' meaning 'power' or 'rule'. It has evolved through Latin and Middle English, reflecting a governance system where a single entity holds absolute power.

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