autocratic rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofautocraticandrule
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autocratic
adjective
uk/ˌɔː.təˈkræt.ɪk/us/ˌɑː.t̬əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofautocraticandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Is not each country subject toautocraticrule, nepotism, and corruption?
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They must be subjected to thisautocraticrulefrom the authorities.
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Did anyone ever hear of a more monstrous piece ofautocraticrulethan that?
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Many were forced to feel that conditions underautocraticrulewere preferable.
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I believe that he has some unpleasant instincts towards strongautocraticrule.
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He is in a position of practically supreme authority, and he is able to rule his community with an extraordinarilyautocraticrule.
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The essence of the matter is that you can believe inautocraticrule, or you can do as we have done and gradually develop self-government.
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The result, the usual result of all mistaken enterprises in the direction of social reform done in the name of democracy, ended in the reversion toautocraticrule.
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These constitutions often failed to work without a strong middle class or work against the preexistingautocraticrule.
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The policy of this party was to away with hereditary andautocraticruleand instead introduce a representative form of government.
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The failure to do so was partly because the tsar was not willing to give upautocraticruleor share power.
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The political tract begins with a condemnation of selfishautocraticrule, and declares that the world should belong to the people.
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They mainly turned to government and mercenary service in the 15th century, though, and trade stagnated as the city'sautocraticruleover the countryside strengthened.
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Tombalbaye'sautocraticruleand insensitive mismanagement exacerbated interethnic tensions.
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