autocrat in Greek
autocrat in Greek is δεσπότης — autocrat means a ruler who holds complete and unlimited power.
autocrat in Greek
δεσπότης
Pronounced: despotis
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
What does "autocrat" mean?
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noun A ruler who holds complete and unlimited power.
"We’ve gotten used to headlines predicting the demise of democracy. While the threats we face are real, a glance around the globe shows that it’s autocrats who are in retreat right now."
- noun A royal title once used by certain monarchs, for example in Byzantium and in tsarist Russia.
- noun Before the 1900s, an admiring term for a ruler seen as above petty conflicts and marked out by dignity and power.
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- We’ve gotten used to headlines predicting the demise of democracy. While the threats we face are real, a glance around the globe shows that it’s autocrats who are in retreat right now.
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What is "autocrat" in Greek?
"autocrat" in Greek is δεσπότης. autocrat means: A ruler who holds complete and unlimited power.
How do you pronounce δεσπότης?
"autocrat" in Greek is δεσπότης, pronounced "despotis".
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