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au·to·crat
 autocrat
- pronunciation:
- aw
t
kraet
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; dictator; despot.
The autocrat stripped the nobles of their lands.- synonyms:
- despot, dictator
- similar words:
- absolutist, totalitarian, tyrant
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| definition 2: |
any person who has or claims to have unlimited power or authority over others.
The company's founder was an autocrat who made every decision.- synonyms:
- authoritarian
- similar words:
- despot, dictator, totalitarian, tyrant
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| definition 3: |
any over-assertive domineering person.
- synonyms:
- authoritarian, tyrant
- similar words:
- despot, dictator
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| related words: |
authoritarian, monarch |
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