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autocratic

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au⋅to⋅crat⋅ic

  [aw-tuh-krat-ik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of autocracy or of an autocrat; absolute: autocratic government.
2. like an autocrat; tyrannical; despotic; domineering: autocratic behavior; an autocratic person.
Also, au⋅to⋅crat⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1815–25; autocrat + -ic

Related forms:
au⋅to⋅crat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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au·to·crat   (ô'tə-krāt')   
n.  

  1. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.

  2. A person with unlimited power or authority: a corporate autocrat.


[French autocrate, from Greek autokratēs, ruling by oneself : auto-, auto- + -kratēs, -crat.]
au'to·crat'ic, au'to·crat'i·cal adj., au'to·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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