Autocrat
['ɔːtəkræt] or ['ɔtəkræt]
Definition
(a.) 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).
(a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Dictator, despot, tyrant, absolute ruler.
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Definition
n. one who rules by his own power: an absolute sovereign.—n. Autoc′racy an absolute government by one man: despotism.—adj. Autocrat′ic —adv. Autocrat′ically.
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Examples
- He was more of an autocrat than any previous emperor had been--that is to say, he had less counsel and help. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He, this school autocrat, gathered all and sundry reins into the hollow of his one hand; he irefully rejected any colleague; he would not have help. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Half of that night, and all of the next day, this architectural autocrat was our sole object of interest. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was, we have said, a pure autocrat. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now, autocrat, now czar, will you do this? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Many and many a time she might rule the Autocrat of Russia, whose lightest word is law to seventy millions of human beings! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I certainly do not admire the end he serves: the extension of an autocrat's power is a frivolous perversion of government. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- India is an autocracy without an autocrat. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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