autarchy

From Ancient Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) +‎ ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːtɑː(ɹ)ki/

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• Homophone: autarky

autarchy (countable and uncountable, plural autarchies)

1. A condition of absolute power.
2. Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
3. Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:government

4. Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)

• autarky
• autocracy