potentate
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Synonyms
autocrat, monarch, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)
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The swells, the potentates would have gone off with their concubines and pet slaves and soldier guards . . . — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "Did Chivalry Go Down With the Titanic?," 14 Dec. 2018 Her father was a Shriner and member of El Korah and its former potentate. — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, "What’s behind ’60s-era paneling at El Korah Shrine? A ballroom’s worth of ’20s art.," 12 July 2018 Many newspaper and radio journalists, especially in far-flung provinces, have been murdered because of their work, often by drug-traffickers or other local potentates. — The Economist, "Latin America’s new media are growing up," 14 July 2018 Then last year the potentate at the time, Illustrious Sir Mike Yavno, and the recorder at the time, Max Bearden, formed a committee to look into the restoration and hired a plaster expert to do a study on this. — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, "What’s behind ’60s-era paneling at El Korah Shrine? A ballroom’s worth of ’20s art.," 12 July 2018 Orlando Gutierrez, media potentate at Los Al, volunteered and penned this season preview. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! It’s post time at Los Alamitos," 28 June 2018 Halls that once swirled with cigar smoke and tulle frocks started welcoming PowerPoint potentates in plastic name-tags. — New York Times, "We’ll Never Be Royals, But ...," 21 Apr. 2018 Until the late 19th century, popes chose the bishops of central Italy, but almost all other bishops around the world were picked by secular potentates or elected by local clergy. — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, "Even the Pope’s ‘Supreme’ Power Has Its Limits," 29 Apr. 2018 At 56, Mr Aliyev is the youngest of the Eurasian potentates. — The Economist, "Azerbaijan’s president wins yet another term," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potentate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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potentate
noun
English Language Learners Definition of potentate
: a powerful ruler
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