autocrat
[aw-tuh-krat]
noun
an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.
a person invested with or claiming to exercise absolute authority.
a person who behaves in an authoritarian manner; a domineering person.
Origin of autocrat
1795–1805; < Greek autokratḗs self-ruling, ruling alone, equivalent to auto- auto-1 + krat- (stem of krátos power) + -ēs adj. suffix
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Related Words for autocrat
fascist, tyrant, despot, totalitarian, overlord, authoritarian, caesar, HitlerExamples from the Web for autocrat
Contemporary Examples of autocrat
These reforms were mostly designed to reassure Sunnis and Kurds that Maliki would not become an autocrat.
Nothing humbles an autocrat quite like the need to grub for votes.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually WorkMegan McArdle
April 23, 2013
Historical Examples of autocrat
The implicit obedience this autocrat commanded set them in a whirl.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
It appeased and disarmed this anarchist who was also an autocrat.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
She has always had the germ of the ruler and autocrat in her soul.
Fair to Look UponMary Belle Freeley
The Irish Minister for Agriculture by no means rules as an autocrat.
Home RuleHarold Spender
Alexander, as autocrat of all the Russias, did not suffer any authority but his own.
The Story of RussiaR. Van Bergen, M.A.
autocrat
noun
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