autarchy

Noun

Meaning

Self-sufficiency.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

autocracy autarky liberty nazism deliverance emancipation self-determination freedom independence delivery democracy franchise autonomy sovereignty monarchy
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Antonyms

republic commonwealth area community self-determination commonweal
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Hypernyms

independence independency political system form of government

Hyponyms

monarchy dictatorship shogunate absolutism despotism caesarism

Examples

Ávila, moving away from nationalistic autarchy, proposed to create a favorable climate for international investment, which had been a policy favored nearly two generations earlier by Madero. Source: Internet

The term is sometimes confused with autocracy (Greek: αὐτoκρατία "government by single absolute ruler") or autarchy (Greek: αὐταρχία – the idea of rejecting government and ruling oneself and no other). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

autarchie autarchist autarchoglossan autard autarkic autarkical