Autocratic Government
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An Autocratic Government is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person.
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- It can range from being a Monarchy to being an Autocratic Republic.
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- See: 20th Century, System of Government, State (Polity), Coup d'État, Rebellion, Emperor of All Russia.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocracy Retrieved:2021-6-29.
- Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of coup d'état or other forms of rebellion).
In earlier times, the term autocrat was coined as a favorable description of a ruler, having some connection to the concept of "lack of conflicts of interests" as well as an indication of grandeur and power. This use of the term continued into modern times, as the Russian Emperor was styled "Autocrat of all the Russias" as late as the early 20th century.
In the 19th century, Eastern and Central Europe were under autocratic monarchies within the territories of which lived diverse peoples.
- Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of coup d'état or other forms of rebellion).