This question is incomplete because the underlined words are not shown, here are the options with the underlined words:
A. As the sole decision-maker, the CEO considered himself the democratic leader of his company.
B. Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy.
C. The solitary queen ruled the democracy with an iron fist and allowed no interference with her decisions.
D. The autocratic government was particularly popular for its habit of implementing citizens’ suggestions.
The correct answer is B. Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy.
Step-by-step explanation:
As it is explained at the beginning of the question, the word autocracy refers to a type of government or rule, in which one person makes all the decisions and holds the power (auto= self or one and cracy=rule). On the other hand, in a democracy, the people (dem = people) own the power and make political decisions.
In this context, the only sentence that uses one of these words correctly is "Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy" because in this case the leader has all the power and makes all the decisions, which matches with the definition of autocracy.