noun
autocrat
Autocrat (noun) means a ruler who holds complete and unlimited power.
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1
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."
— John Avlon, Opinion: The tide is turning against autocracy (2022)
2
A royal title once used by certain monarchs, for example in Byzantium and in tsarist Russia.
3
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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What is the meaning of autocrat?
"autocrat" (noun) means a ruler who holds complete and unlimited power.
What is another word for autocrat?
Other words for "autocrat" include tyrant, dictator, despot, strongman.
What are the different meanings of autocrat?
"autocrat" has 3 main meanings: 1. A ruler who holds complete and unlimited power; 2. A royal title once used by certain monarchs, for example in Byzantium and in tsarist Russia; 3. Before the 1900s, an admiring term for a ruler seen as above petty conflicts and marked out by dignity and power.
