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Autocrat : (noun)
1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, despot]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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).
2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or
relation; a despot.
The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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