as in autocrat
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And so every autocrat ends up purging any kind of critic.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026 -
The book examines the worst acts of autocrats and tyrannical leaders dating back centuries.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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But for so many Venezuelans, the sight of Maduro in shackles was about a tyrant facing justice.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now Matt is in Nick Fury mode, assembling his own team capable of overthrowing this tyrant — hence the arrival of Ritter's wise-ass strongwoman sleuth who can drink all of Manhattan under the table.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Dec. 2025
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Maduro — a left-wing authoritarian who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade while ignoring election results — was not just another foreign dictator.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, often described as Europe’s last dictator and a key ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has signed up.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Turning the dial, Charlamagne’s elevation to multi-platform talk overlord reinforces the South Carolina chatter’s grip on the title of hip-hop personality called upon to represent the culture outside its confines.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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In the absence of her evil overlords, does Glinda live up to the task Elphaba entrusts her with?—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
22 Nov. 2025
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Or the country could descend into civil war among its warlords.—
Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then just in his early 50s, Nakadai played much older, wearing intense, ghost-like makeup to portray a desolate, world-weary warlord.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Intrigued, Nur assumes the persona of the card’s owner to gain access to excavation sites in the West Bank, and insight into his oppressor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The film focuses on their heated debate, as some wish to fight their oppressors while others argue for a calculated escape.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Those are the musings of a despot, not a president.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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Maduro was an illegitimate despot who had violated every agreement, including one in 2023 with the Biden administration, which proposed to lift sanctions in exchange for holding free and fair elections.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Peace for Rome was tantamount to victory for Rome – or, as in this case, for one of Rome’s strongmen.—
Timothy Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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Would any of these players be enticed to negotiate to avoid ending like the Venezuelan strongman?—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Autarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarch. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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