autocracy
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/ɔːˈtɑːkrəsi/
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/ɔːˈtɒkrəsi/
When one person has all the power to make decisions in a country.
In an autocracy, one leader makes all the rules without asking anyone else.
在专制统治下,一位领导者制定所有规则,无需征询他人意见。
A place where one person makes all the decisions and has total control.
People living in an autocracy may have less freedom to say what they think.
生活在专制统治下的人们可能没有太多自由表达自己的想法。