envåldshärskare — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
envåldshärskare is used for these senses in English:
autocrat — full definition
- noun An absolute ruler with infinite power.
- noun A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
- noun Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
dictator — full definition
- noun An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
- noun A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the Senate, typically to conduct a war.
- noun A tyrannical boss or authority figure.