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De - Pt| English Dictionary: autocrat | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for autocrat | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Autocrat \Au"to*crat\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] self + [?] strength, [?] strong: cf. F. autocrate. See {Hard}, a.] 1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar). 2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot. The autocrat of the breakfast table. --Holmes. | |
