Autocrat Definition

ôtə-krăt
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noun
autocrats
A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
American Heritage
A ruler with absolute power; dictator; despot.
Webster's New World
A person with unlimited power or authority.
A corporate autocrat.
American Heritage
Anyone having unlimited power over others.
Webster's New World
Any domineering, self-willed person.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Autocrat

Noun

Singular:
autocrat
Plural:
autocrats

Origin of Autocrat

  • From French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratēs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combinatory form of αὐτός (autos)) + κρατία (kratia, “rule”) (from κράτος (kratos, “strength, power”))

    From Wiktionary

  • French autocrate from Greek autokratēs ruling by oneself auto- auto- -kratēs -crat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Autocrat Sentence Examples

  • He is a second autocrat, he concluded with a victorious smile.

  • In Russia, too, certain reforms were carried out; but they could not survive the suspicious interference of the autocrat and his officials.

  • Edward IV., as has been already remarked, had many of the opportunities of the autocrat, if only he had cared to use them; Personal but his sloth and self-indulgence stood in the way.

  • Not that the regime in Russia had become in any true sense constitutional, far less parliamentary; but the " unlimited autocracy " had given place to a " self-limited autocracy," whether permanently so limited, or only at the discretion of the autocrat, remaining a subject of heated controversy between conflicting parties in the state.

  • This was clearly perceived and keenly felt by the educated classes, and as soon as the strong hand of the uncompromising autocrat was withdrawn, they clamoured loudly for radical changes in the aims and methods of their rulers.

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