Examples of autocracy in the following topics:
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Monarchies and Liberal Democracies
- A monarch that has few or no legal restraints in state and political matters is referred to as an absolute monarchy, a form of autocracy.
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Charismatic Authority
- In politics, charismatic rule is often found in various authoritarian states, autocracies, dictatorships, and theocracies.
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Theories of Democracy
- Theoretically, Aristotle contrasted rule by the many (democracy/polity) with rule by the few (oligarchy/aristocracy) and with rule by a single person (tyranny or autocracy/monarchy).