Autocrat \Au"to*crat\, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? strength, ? strong:
cf. F. 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).
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2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or
relation; a despot.
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The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes.
[1913 Webster] Autocratic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
autocrat
n : a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, despot]
WordNet (r) 2.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "autocrat":
Simon Legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler,
arrogator, autarch, caesar, commissar, czar, despot, dictator,
disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, martinet, oligarch,
oppressor, pharaoh, slave driver, stickler, tyrant, usurper,
warlord
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
despot, tyrant
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