autocrat

[ aw-tuh-krat ]
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noun
  1. an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.

  2. a person invested with or claiming to exercise absolute authority.

  1. a person who behaves in an authoritarian manner; a domineering person.

Origin of autocrat

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; from Greek autokratḗs “self-ruling, ruling alone,” from auto- auto-1 + krát(os) “power” + -ēs, adjective suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for autocrat

autocrat

/ (ˈɔːtəˌkræt) /


noun
  1. a ruler who possesses absolute and unrestricted authority

  2. a domineering or dictatorial person

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