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Autocracy

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. aurorcpar€Ca, absolute power), a term applied to that form of government which is absolute or irresponsible, and vested in one single person. It is a type of government usually found amongst eastern peoples; amongst more civilized nations the only example is that of Russia, where the sovereign assumes as a title "the autocrat of all the Russias."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Autocracy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/autocracy.html. 1910.
 
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