About The Word Autocrat
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Autocrat
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What's The Definition Of Autocrat?
[n] a dictator or dictatorial person
Synonyms | Synonyms for Autocrat: despot | tyrant Related Terms | Find terms related to Autocrat: absolute monarch | absolute ruler | all-powerful ruler | arrogator | autarch | caesar | commissar | czar | despot | dictator | disciplinarian | driver | duce | hard master | martinet | oligarch | oppressor | pharaoh | Simon Legree | slave driver | stickler | tyrant | usurper | warlord See Also | czar | dictator | Dionysius | Dionysius the Elder | potentate Autocrat In Webster's Dictionary \Au"to*crat\, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? strength, ? strong:
cf. F. autocrate. See {Hard}, a.]
1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises
the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not
subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a
title of the Czar).
2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or
relation; a despot.
The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes.
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