At first people were afraid to speak out against the general. But as the unrest grew, more and more people poured into the stree
ts to protest rising prices and falling wages and demand an end to autocratic rule. What does "autocratic" mean as it is used in this reading? Use this dictionary entry to help answer the question: -cratic (suffix) type of government
-cratic means "a type of government". So, we know that "autocratic" is a type of government.
We also know that "auto" means "self". If you put "auto" and "cratic" together, you get a "self type of government".
So, in the reading, we can say that "autocratic" is a rule where only one person carries all the power in the government, like a dictatorship. We can also tell that an autocracy is a negative thing, as people are afraid of the government and there is political unrest.
