The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle.
a form of monarchy in which, at least in theory, there are no constitutional restrictions on the power of the monarch. Bourgeoisie: Originally, the inhabitants of a walled city, that is, merchants, craftsmen and professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and professors. In later usage, it was those members of the Third Estate who were not peasants. It has now come to mean any member of the middle class.
Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.
A government form in which an individual exercises unlimited power over a nation, as in under an absolute monarchist. Autocracy is very similar to the governmental system of fascism, in which the dictator uses the people he rules over to benefit his own needs.
absolute rule of goverment by one person (syllabus glossary) - rule by one person with unrestricted power.
a political system governed by a single individual
a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual
A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
Political rule by one person of unlimited power.
absolute rule or government by one person
a form of government led by a ruler with absolute power. (p. 578)
Government which resides in self-derived, absolute power. Typified by a hereditary emperor for example.
An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single person.