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autocrat Definition


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autocrat
noun
    1. A ruler with absolute power.
      Thesaurus: dictator, despot, tyrant, fascist.
    2. An authoritarian person.
Derivative: autocratic
adj
    Tending to rule with absolute power
      Thesaurus: dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, authoritarian, imperious, totalitarian, absolute, all-powerful, domineering; Antonym: democratic, liberal.
Derivative: autocratically
adverb
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek autokrates absolute.



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