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autarch

noun

Definition of autarchnext
as in autocrat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autarch
  1. autocrat
  2. tyrant
  3. dictator
  4. overlord
  5. warlord
  6. oppressor
  7. despot
  8. strongman
Noun
  • The regional order rested on American security guarantees not only to Arab states but also, critically, to the autocrats who sat atop them.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But with April’s decisive popular vote against longtime autocrat Viktor Orbán, Hungary now signals hope for democratic renewal and recovery.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of autocrat
Noun
  • Plato warned that an unhealthy democracy can easily fall prey to a tyrant.
    — Kenneth Michael White, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the rumors, and a few of the reports at the time, paint Khrzhanovsky as a tyrant who went mad with power, like Colonel Kurtz in Heart of Darkness (or maybe Francis Ford Coppola making Apocalypse Now).
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tyrant
Noun
  • Ovechkin, who turns 41 on Thursday — the same day the Capitals open training camp — has long been a public supporter of Putin, the de facto dictator whose authoritarian regime has overseen a full-scale war with neighboring Ukraine since 2022.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dictator
Noun
  • Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • The show is scheduled to end Sunday and hit the road for a European tour, beginning with a star turn in the September opening of the glitzy new Faro Santander museum in Spain, Mexico’s onetime colonial overlord.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of overlord
Noun
  • The ruthless warlord was one of the most notorious figures of the conflict that left more than 100,000 people dead and over 1 million homeless.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The ruthless, blue-eyed former communist officer turned nationalist warlord was one of the most notorious figures of the conflict that left more than 100,000 people dead and over 1 million homeless.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of warlord
Noun
  • Can an accurate story of a system of oppression be derived from sources created and preserved by the oppressors?
    — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For the left that supports the Palestinian cause, Muslims are the oppressed and the West – including Israel – are the oppressors… Whether Muslims hold conservative-religious views in this context is irrelevant.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of oppressor
Noun
  • Like in Vegas, where Elwood was babysitting the son of a despot.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nevermind that by this stage the 48-year-old despot had a seeping abscess on his left leg and could barely walk.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of despot
Noun
  • Robert Mugabe, longtime strongman of Zimbabwe, printed money to ensure his party kept control of the country and to finance the nation's deficits.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Welcome to the peculiar world of strongman competition, where huge athletes achieve astonishing physical feats but in an environment of respect and camaraderie.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of strongman
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“Autarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarch. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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