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autocrat

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəkrat/

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Definition of autocrat

noun

a ruler who has absolute power: like many autocrats, Franco found the exercise of absolute power addictive
an imperious person who insists on complete obedience from others: Eva was an autocrat—people didn’t argue unless they had a lot of courage