Autocrat

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  • noun. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
  • noun. A person with unlimited power or authority.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An absolute ruler with infinite power
  • noun. A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a cruel and oppressive dictator
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dictator  potentate  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    czar  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aristocrat  ascendency  democrat  despot  despotism  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Caesar  Kaiser  Simon Legree  absolute monarch  absolute ruler  
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