Noun: autarchy 'o,taa(r)-kee
- Economic independence as a national policy
"North Korea's pursuit of autarchy has led to international isolation";
- autarky
- A political system governed by a single individual
"The country had been under autarchy for decades before the revolution";
- autocracy
Derived forms: autarchies
Type of: form of government, independence, independency, political system
Encyclopedia: Autarchy