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autocratically

 [aw-tuh-krat-ik]   Origin

au·to·crat·ic

   [aw-tuh-krat-ik]
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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autocratic (ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk)
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to an absolute and unrestricted ruler
2.  domineering or dictatorial
 
autocratically
 
—adv

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autocratic
1823, from Fr. autocratique, from autocrate, from Gk. autokrates (see autocrat). Earlier autocratoric (1670s) was directly from Gk. autokratorikos.
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