Synonyms of potentate

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potentate

noun

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as in ruler

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

Charles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruler
• monarch
• sovereign
• emperor
• king
• autocrat
• queen
• prince
• sovran
• empress
• overlord
• sultan
• despot
• tyrant
• emir
• satrap
• dictator
• suzerain
• czar
• lord
• mogul
• kaiser
• shah
• khedive
• khan
• tsar
• mikado
• Caesar
• führer
• ameer
• tzar
• authoritarian
• fuehrer
• amir
• paramount
• coruler
• monocrat
• Big Brother

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