autarchy
- n economic independence as a national policy
- n a political system governed by a single individual
- Although the European perspective has been instrumental in guiding young democracies out of the grip of authoritarianism and autarchy, this power to transform the fringe is slipping.
- In several old countries with dense populations it is even doubtful whether under autarchy the present population could continue to live, to whatsoever level of existence it .
- But by last week Rumania had already passed from anarchy to firing-squad autarchy.