Definitions for: Autocrat


[n] a dictator or dictatorial person



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: despot, tyrant

See Also: czar, dictator, Dionysius, Dionysius the Elder, potentate

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