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      autarchy
      noun
      a political system governed by a single individual
      economic independence as a national policy
      Roots
      autosaut- · Greek · selfarcheinarch- · Greek · to ruleia-y · Greek · state/condition
      Synonyms for autarchy
      autarkynautocracynabsolutismndespotismnauthoritarianismndictatorshipntotalitarianismntechnocracynautonomynheteronomyadj
      Words related to autarchy
      autarchicadjautarkicadjautarkicaladjautarchmonocracynmonocratautocraticadjdirigismndirigismemonocraticadjautocratndictaturemonarchaladjptochocracyadjwholismnautocraticaladjcentralismndespotatevdirigistetotalismnhegemonismndespoticaladjdespoticallyadvtyrannicadjdespotocracyadjdictatoriallyadvauthoritarianadjstatismndespoticadjdictatorialnessn

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      Where does autarchy come from?

      The word autarchy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: aut-, from Greek autos (“self”); arch, from Greek archein (“to rule”); and -y, from Greek ia (“state/condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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