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An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, who acts like a king (or queen). But he is not a king because his position is not to be inherited by his children. Therefore, an autocracy is a dictatorship, but not a monarchy. A prominent example is China. China is an autocracy - the Chinese President has an earned kingship for 10 years at most, but his position is not to be inherited by his children. Instead, another able person will be chosen to succeed him before the end of his second five-year term.

History and etymology

In the Medieval Greek language, the term Autocrates (Αὐτοκράτης) was used for anyone holding the title emperor, regardless of the actual power of the monarch. Some historical Slavic monarchs, such as Russian czars and emperors, included the title Autocrat as part of their official styles, distinguishing them from the constitutional monarchs elsewhere in Europe.

Comparison with other forms of government

Both totalitarianism and military dictatorship are often identified with, but need not be, an autocracy. Totalitarianism is a system where the state strives to control every aspect of life and civil society. It can be headed by a supreme dictator, making it autocratic, but it can also have a collective leadership such as a commune, junta, or single political party.

In an analysis of militarized disputes between two states, if one of the states involved was an autocracy the chance of violence occurring doubled.^[1]

Maintenance

Because autocrats need a power structure to rule, it can be difficult to draw a clear line between historical autocracies and oligarchies. Most historical autocrats depended on their nobles, the military, the priesthood or other elite groups.^[2] Some autocracies are rationalized by assertion of divine right.

External links

Felix Bethke: Research on Autocratic Regimes: Divide et Impera, Katapult-Magazine (2015-03-15)

References

^ Pinker, Steven (2011). The Better Angels Of Our Nature. Pg.341: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03464-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Tullock, Gordon. "Autocracy", Springer Science+Business, 1987. ISBN 90-247-3398-7

[Pinker-1] Pinker, Steven (2011). The Better Angels Of Our Nature. Pg.341: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03464-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[Tullock-2] Tullock, Gordon. "Autocracy", Springer Science+Business, 1987. ISBN 90-247-3398-7

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-An '''autocracy''' is a [[Government|system of government]] in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, who acts like a king (or queen). But he is no king because his position is not to be inherited by his children. Therefore, an autocracy is a [[dictatorship]], but not a [[monarchy]]. A prominent example is China. China is an autocracy - the Chinese President has an earned kingship for 10 years at most, but his position is not to be inherited by his children. Instead, another able person will be chosen to succeed him before the end of his second five-year term.
+An '''autocracy''' is a [[Government|system of government]] in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, who acts like a king (or queen). But he is not a king because his position is not to be inherited by his children. Therefore, an autocracy is a [[dictatorship]], but not a [[monarchy]]. A prominent example is China. China is an autocracy - the Chinese President has an earned kingship for 10 years at most, but his position is not to be inherited by his children. Instead, another able person will be chosen to succeed him before the end of his second five-year term.
 ==History and etymology==

Authoritarian and totalitarian forms of government
Forms	Absolute monarchy Autocracy Tsarist Communist state Counterintelligence state Dictatorship Benevolent Civilian Constitutional Dictablanda Grassroots Military Proletarian Right-wing Dominant-party system Illiberal democracy Totalitarian Mafia state Managerial state Ochlocracy One-party state Oligarchy Police state Socialist state Theocracy Islamic state Tyranny Majoritarian Soft
Ideologies	Authoritarian conservatism Chiangism Francoism Khomeinism Putinism Ziaism Authoritarian capitalism Pinochetism Authoritarian socialism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism Maoism Juche Caesaropapism Despotism Enlightened Soft Ecoauthoritarianism Fascism Eco Neo Imperialism Nazism Neo Shōwa Statism
See also	Democracy indices Deep state Inverted totalitarianism Left-wing authoritarianism Right-wing authoritarianism Social dominance orientation Statism Strongman List of totalitarian states

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