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Recent Examples of autocrat But the latest programming move by Disney should not just be seen as cowardly submission to an autocrat’s abuse of authority. Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 And as is true in all fights against cowardly, bullying, thin-skinned autocrats, our weakness was provocative. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Fear, after all, is an essential tool for all autocrats, and Hamas is no exception. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 To an aspiring autocrat, power exists so that it can be abused. Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for autocrat
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Noun
  • Rainbow Who is the ruler of the demons?
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Series on Alexander the Great, the Egyptian ruler, Ramses, and the Vikings have all found new international homes during MIPCOM.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Under sponsorship by monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria began a new era of vast exploration of the world.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Moments later, the monarch began to flap its wings and crawl onto Bendicksen’s hand.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Autocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autocrat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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