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SELF-GOVERNMENT Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word self-government. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SELF-GOVERNMENT

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authoritarianism
nounn
noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

autocracy
nounn
noun

• a political system governed by a single individual

• a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

despotism
nounn
noun

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

dictatorship
nounn
noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

oppression
nounn
noun

• the act of subjugating by cruelty

• the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

• a feeling of being oppressed

totalitarianism
nounn
noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

• an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.

tyranny
nounn
noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Alternatives for AUTHORITARIANISM

Alternatives for AUTOCRACY

Alternatives for DESPOTISM

Alternatives for DICTATORSHIP

Alternatives for OPPRESSION

Alternatives for TOTALITARIANISM

Alternatives for TYRANNY

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