autocrat
noun/ˈɔːtəkræt/
/ˈɔːtəkræt/
- a leader who has complete power synonym despot
- He governed as an autocrat.
- a person who expects to be obeyed by other people and does not care about their opinions or feelings
- The article painted her as an autocrat, angry with her husband and out of touch with her family.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French autocrate, from Greek autokratēs, from autos ‘self’ + kratos ‘power’.
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