n.
- A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
- A person with unlimited power or authority: a corporate autocrat.
[French autocrate, from Greek autokratēs, ruling by oneself : auto-, auto- + -kratēs, -crat.]
autocratic au'to·crat'ic or au'to·crat'i·cal adj.autocratically au'to·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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