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autocrat

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au·to·crat  t-krt)
n.
1. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
2. A person with unlimited power or authority: a corporate autocrat.

[French autocrate, from Greek autokrats, ruling by oneself : auto-, auto- + -krats, -crat.]

auto·cratic, auto·crati·cal adj.
auto·crati·cal·ly adv.

autocrat
Noun
1. a ruler with absolute authority
2. a dictatorial person [auto- + Greek kratos power]
autocratic adj
autocratically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.autocratautocrat - a cruel and oppressive dictator      
czar - a person having great power
potentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law

autocrat
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autocrat
n autocrat [ˈoːtəkrӕt]
a ruler who has total control The Tsars of Russia were autocrats. outokraat حاكِم فَرد (مُطْلَق) автократ samovládce enehersker; autokrat der/die Autokrat(in) αυτοκράτορας autócrata isevalitseja دیکتاتور؛ حکمران مستبد itsevaltias autocrate שָׁלִיט יָחִיד तानाशाह autokrata diktátor penguasa mutlak, otokrat alræðisherra, einvaldur autocrate 独裁君主 전제군주, 독선가 autokratas, patvaldys autokrāts, patvaldnieks berkuasa sepenuhnya autocraat enehersker autokrata autocrata auto­crat самодержец autokrat, samovládca samodržec autokrata envåldshärskare ผู้ปกครองที่มีอำนาจเด็ดขาด otokrat, mutlak yetkili hükümdar 獨裁者 самодержець, автократ آمر ،مطلق العنان người chuyên quyền 裁者
n autocracy [oːˈtokrəsi]
government by an autocrat. outokrasie حُكم فَرْدي (مُطْلَق) автокрация samovláda enevælde; diktatur die Autokratie αυτοκρατορική εξουσία autocracia isevalitsus حکومت استبدادی itsevaltius autocratie שִׁלטוֹן יָחִיד तानाशाही autokracija önkényuralom otokrasi einveldi, alræði autocrazia 独裁政治 독재정부 autokratija, patvaldystė autokrātija, patvaldība autokrasi autocratie enevelde autokracja autocracia autocraţie самодержавие samovláda samodrštvo autokratija envälde รัฐบาลที่มีอำนาจเด็ดขาด otokrosi, mutlakiyet 獨裁政府 самодержавство; автократія مطلق العنانیت chế độ chuyên quyền
adj autoˈcratic
1 having absolute power an autocratic government. outokraties مُطْلَق السُّلْطَه، إسْتِبْدادي абсолютен autokratický enevældig; diktatorisk autokratisch απολυταρχικός autocrático piiramatu võimuga مستبد؛ خودکامه itsevaltainen autocratique רוֹדָנִי निरंकुश autokratski egyeduralmi otokratis einræðis- autocratico 独裁の 독재(권력)의 autokratinis autokrātisks, patvaldniecisks kerajaan yang berkuasa autocratisch eneveldig autokratyczny autocrático autocrat(ic) самодержавный autokratický avtokratski autokratski enväldig ที่มีอำนาจเด็ดขาด otokratik, keyfî idare eden 獨裁的 самодержавний, диктаторський مستبداد ، خود سر chuyên quyền 裁的
2 expecting complete obedience a very autocratic father. outokraties حاكِم بِأمرِه، مُطْلَق السُّلْطَه، مُتَسَلِّط тираничен despotický autoritær autokratisch αυταρχικός, δεσποτικός autocrático, autoritario, despótico autokraatlik خودسر؛ دیکتاتور itsevaltainen autocratique רוֹדָנִי निरंकुश autokratski zsarnoki otokratis ráðríkur, einráður autocratico, dispotico 独裁的な 독재의, 전제의 valdingas despotisks tegas autocratisch autoritær, egenrådig autokratyczny tirano autoritar деспотичный despotický oblasten autokratski diktatorisk, enväldig ที่คาดหวังการอยู่ในโอวาท tam itaat isteyen, despot 專橫的 владний, деспотичний خود مختار độc đoán


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And I have seen him put the pent-up anger of his heart into the aspect of the inaccessible sun, and cause it to glare fiercely like the eye of an implacable autocrat out of a pale and frightened sky.
He is a second autocrat," he concluded with a victorious smile.
Half of that night, and all of the next day, this architectural autocrat was our sole object of interest.
 
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