Monocrat


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus.

MONOCRAT. A monarch who governs alone; an absolute governor.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
References in periodicals archive ?
foreign minister in Paris from 1784 to 1789, applauded the French Revolution and frequently smeared its critics (including Washington and Hamilton) as "monocrats." In January 1793, only weeks before the regicide, Jefferson, now U.S.
America at her best is Hamiltonian
Certainly there was rich irony in warnings about Federalist "monocrats" emanating so frequently from the Monarch of Monticello.
The U.S. Founding: Washington's allies and Opponents: Review Essay of John Ferling's Jefferson and Hamilton, Stephen Knott and Tony Williams's Washington and Hamilton, Thomas Fleming's The Great Divide, and Carson Holloway's Hamilton versus Jefferson in the Washington Administration
Its defeat, he feared, would embolden Europe's monarchs and America's "monocrats" to make an attempt on American liberty.
Team of rivals
Legal browser ?
Full browser ?