AUTOCRAT

tyrant, autocrat, despot

(noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autocrat (plural autocrats)

An absolute ruler with infinite power.

Synonyms: autocrator, despot, dictator, monarch, tyrant, strongman

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

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Au"to*crat, n. Etym: [Gr. autocrate. See Hard, a.]

1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot. The autocrat of the breakfast table. Holmes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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