autocrat

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.

(O-tuh-krat)

noun
A ruler with absolute power or a person who has unrestricted authority.

Etymology
From French autocrate, from Greek autokrates, auto- self + -krates, -crat, ruling.

Usage
"The plot is driven by the desire of the city's autocrats to relocate the enclave of black citizens away from the center of town by buying up the homes they live in and evicting them." — Bruce Weber, A Youthful Wolfe Filled With Outrage, The New York Times, Sep 15, 2000.

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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

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

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

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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