autocrat

Noun
Synonyms: tyrantdespot

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a cruel and oppressive dictatorSynonyms: tyrantdespot
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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). [1913 Webster]

2.One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot. [1913 Webster]

The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes. [1913 Webster] Autocratic
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