Dictatorship (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dictatorship</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for autocracy that I've seen before include "Despotism" , "Absolute rule by an individual" , "Domineering rule" , "constitution" , "High-handed style" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dictatorship</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that dictatorship can be written as tyranny)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tyranny that I've seen before include "Oppression" , "Cruel and oppressive rule" , "Cruel government" , "Dominance through threat of punishment and violence" , "Despotic rule" .)