Relating to or characteristic of absolute rule by a single person with unlimited power; showing qualities of an autocrat or autocracy.
From autocrat (from Greek autos 'self' + kratos 'power') + -ical suffix. The term evolved in 17th-century political discourse to describe absolute monarchies and has been extended to any system of total individual control.
This word reveals how political systems were literally named by stacking Greek roots—'self' plus 'power' equals a ruler who answers to no one. It's the blueprint for how English builds vocabulary to describe power structures.
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