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autocracy

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Summary

autocracy is a form of government[1]. autocracy ranks in the top 8% of form of government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,350 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: form of state[3]
  • Subclass of: political system[4], state system[5]
  • Commons category: Autocracy[6]
  • Said to be the same as: autarchy[7]
  • Opposite of: democracy[8]
  • Has part(s): monarchy[9], dictatorship[10], dominant-party system[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Autocracy[12]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
  • Has characteristic: political repression[18], indoctrination[19], propaganda[20], unfair election[21], show trial[22]
  • Different from: feudalism[23]

Why It Matters

autocracy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] autocracy is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2004-1001-501, Berlin, Reichstagssitzung, Adolf Hitler.jpg
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