autocrat

Definitions


[ˈɔːtəkrat], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a ruler who has absolute power
(e.g: like many autocrats, Franco found the exercise of absolute power addictive)


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French autocrate, from Greek autokratēs, from autos ‘self’ + kratos ‘power’




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