autocrat

(ô'tə-krăt')
n.

1. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
2. 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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noun

One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority: authoritarian, despot, dictator, martinet, totalitarian, tyrant. See over/under.

adj

Definition: holding power exclusively
Antonyms: democratic

IN BRIEF: One who has his or her own authority or influence.

Instead of being a diplomat, Mr. Bennings was more of an autocrat.

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• Government Officials and Citizens - autocrat: ruler possessing absolute authority

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - autokrat, enehersker, diktator

Nederlands (Dutch)
absolute heerser, autocraat, dictator

Français (French)
n. - autocrate

Deutsch (German)
n. - Autokrat, Alleinherrscher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονοκράτορας, δικτάτορας, απόλυτος μονάρχης, αυταρχικό πρόσωπο, δυνάστης

Italiano (Italian)
autocrate

Português (Portuguese)
n. - autocrata (m) (f), soberano (m) absoluto

Русский (Russian)
самодержец, деспот, диктатор

Español (Spanish)
n. - autócrata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - envåldshärskare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独裁者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獨裁者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전제 군주, 독선가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 専制君主, 独裁者, 暴君

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مستبد, حاكم مطلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שליט יחיד, רודן, אדם רודני‬

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