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autocrat

noun

ˈȯ-tə-ˌkrat

Definition of autocrat

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one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority European autocrats once commonly believed that they had received the right to rule directly from God

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Recent Examples of autocrat Failing to recognize that flaw has been the downfall of emperors and autocrats. — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Born Again followed Fisk who goes from being a gangster to a NYC autocrat mayor. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 In theory, China’s autocrats can ram through their agenda with scant regard for public sentiment. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for autocrat

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To varying degrees, respondents in these countries—Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudia Arabia, and Turkey—expressed an increasing preference for liberal values, even as their rulers sought to suppress popular demands for democratic change.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
The second find consists of part of a statue of a royal personage along with its head, which was adorned with the striped cloth associated with ancient Egyptian rulers.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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When the world mourned the death of a beloved monarch in 2023, Prince Edward was grieving the loss of his beloved cousin.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Against monarch-butterfly migrations and environmental destruction, the family’s struggle becomes a story of displacement, resilience and fragile belonging.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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