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Autocracy

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An autocracy is a seestem o govrenment in which a supreme pouer is concentratit in the hands o ane person, whose decisions are subject tae neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms o popular control (except aiblins for the implicit threat o coup d'état or mass insurrection).[1]

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  1. "Autocracy: A Glossary of Political Economy Terms - Dr. Paul M. Johnson". Auburn.edu. Retrieved 14 September 2012.