noun. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.

noun. A person with unlimited power or authority.

noun. An absolute prince or sovereign; a ruler or monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions: as, “the autocrat of all the Russias,” a title assumed by the emperor of Russia.

noun. One who is invested with or assumes unlimited authority in any relation: as, “The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table” (title of a book)

noun. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction.

noun. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.

noun. An absolute ruler with infinite power

noun. A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia

noun. a cruel and oppressive dictator

"Food price protests were seen a factor in the ousting of Indonesia's long-term autocrat Suharto in 1998, and anger over a farmland purchased by South Korean firm Daewoo at a time of rising prices was in part blamed for a 2009 coup in Madagascar."

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