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autarchy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔːtəki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-tɑː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ôʹtär'kē (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔˌtɑɹki/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin autarchia, from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A condition of absolute power.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
    • Like Philip's, Franco's autarchy was shrouded in religiosity—not Christianity alone, but also a sort of dim Wagnerian vision of hero-gods and Valhallas, a gloomy level of devotion on which paganism, Catholicism and the apotheosis of the State could conveniently be mingled. 1964, Jan Morris, “Envoi: State of Being”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).

Forms

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autarchies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

autarchic · autarch · autarchist · autarchical · autarchically · autarchism

Relateds

autarky · autocracy

Synonyms

government

Translations (34)

cmn 封閉經濟 /封闭经济 (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pt autarquia (condition of absolute power) · ca autarquia (condition of absolute power) · ko 전제 (condition of absolute power) · fi autarkia (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pl autokracja (condition of absolute power) · pl autarchia (condition of absolute power) · pl samowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · de Autarkie (condition of absolute power) · ru автарки́я (condition of absolute power) · fi omavaraisuus (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pl jednowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · ru автокра́тия (condition of absolute power) · ja 専制 (condition of absolute power) · bg авта́рхия (condition of absolute power) · fi itsevaltius (condition of absolute power) · uk авта́ркія (condition of absolute power) · es autarquía (condition of absolute power) · cmn 專制 /专制 (condition of absolute power) · es autarcía (condition of absolute power) · kk автаркия (condition of absolute power) · mk авта́ркија (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · it autarchia (condition of absolute power) · pl autokratyzm (condition of absolute power) · be аўтаркі́я (condition of absolute power) · sh autarhija (condition of absolute power) · fr autarchie (condition of absolute power) · ga átarcacht (condition of absolute power) · mk авта́рхија (condition of absolute power) · ka თვითმპყრობელობა (condition of absolute power) · pl jedynowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · sh аутархија (condition of absolute power) · kk автаркия (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · uk автаркі́я (condition of absolute power)

autarchy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔːtəki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-tɑː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ôʹtär'kē (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔˌtɑɹki/ (General-American)

Etymology

See autarky.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of autarky (“personal condition or state of self-reliance; (policy of) national economic self-sufficiency; self-sufficient country or region”).
    alt of autarky

Forms

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autarchies Number=Plur lexicographic