Main Entry: au·to·crat·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌȯ-tə-ˈkra-tik\

Variant(s): also au·to·crat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1823

1 : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute <an autocratic government>
2 : characteristic of or resembling an autocrat : despotic <an autocratic ruler>

— au·to·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb