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autocrat

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au·to·crat  (ôt-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
despot, tyrant
czar - a person having great power
potentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law
autocrat
noun dictator, tyrant, despot, absolutist
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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.
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He is a second autocrat," he concluded with a victorious smile.
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Half of that night, and all of the next day, this architectural autocrat was our sole object of interest.
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