as in ruler
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
But the latest programming move by Disney should not just be seen as cowardly submission to an autocrat’s abuse of authority.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autocrat
Noun
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But the plans sparked a dispute with the Oba of Benin, the traditional ruler, who argued that the items were stolen from his ancestors and should be returned to his family.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Successive Iranian rulers believed that dams, deep wells, and inter-basin transfers could outsmart geography and climate.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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William, 43, has been supportive of his father following Buckingham Palace’s announcement in Febuary 2024 that the monarch was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Princess Elisabeth is set to make history as Belgium’s first queen regnant, the country’s first reigning female monarch.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Autocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autocrat. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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