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autocrat definition

auto·crat (ôt′ə krat′)

noun

  1. a ruler with absolute power; dictator; despot
  2. anyone having unlimited power over others
  3. any domineering, self-willed person

Etymology: Fr autocrate < Gr autokratēs, absolute ruler < autos, self + kratos, power, rule: see -crat

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