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autocrat

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of autocrat

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

Synonyms of autocrat

monarch, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)

Words Related to autocrat

Caesar, czar (also tsar), emir (or amir), emperor, empress, kaiser, khan, khedive, king, lord, mikado, mogul, prince, queen, satrap, shah, sultan, suzerain

authoritarian, Big Brother, despot, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), monocrat, overlord, paramount, tyrant

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