[mass noun]a system of government by one person with absolute power 独裁政府;独裁体制 ■[count noun]a regime based on such a principle of government 独裁政权 ■[count noun]a country, state, or society governed in such a way 独裁国家(或州、社会) ■domineering rule or control 专横政策;专制控制 a boss who shifts between autocracy and consultation. 一个时而独裁时而协商办事的老板。
语源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'autonomy'): from Greek autokrateia, from autokratēs (see autocrat)