autocrat
autocrat
Definition
auto·crat (ôt′ə krat′)
noun
- a ruler with absolute power; dictator; despot
- anyone having unlimited power over others
- any domineering, self-willed person
Etymology: Fr autocrate < Gr autokratēs, absolute ruler < autos, self + kratos, power, rule: see -crat
au′to·crat′ic adjective or au′to·crat′i·cal
au′to·crat′i·cally adverb
autocrat
Synonyms
autocrat
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: He concluded that the end result will be that âthe number one person must either start to become an autocrat or move onâ .
- age: With her love of General Pinochet and his defense of the Chinese, maybe they swapped tales of the aging autocrats they had befriended?
Adjective modifier
- absolute: You can't imagine what can be achieved in a state run by an absolute, life-and-death autocrat when the motivation's there.
autocrat Quotes
Ah God, for a man with heart, head, hand, Like some of the simple great ones gone For ever and ever by, One still strong man in a blatant land, Whatever they call him, what care I, Aristocrat, democrat, autocratöone Who can rule and dare not lie.
No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
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