autarchs

plural of autarch

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Noun
  • The regional order rested on American security guarantees not only to Arab states but also, critically, to the autocrats who sat atop them.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Typically reserved for autocrats and crime bosses, sanctions can be devastating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • During this icy inspection, Hurston decided to inflict as much discomfort as possible on her oppressors by remaining in the office as a form of passive resistance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • But in the museum's current telling, history is just an ongoing power struggle between oppressors and the oppressed.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Denis, who goes by Jan Mapou after his store, Libreri Mapou, has long been a fixture in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a refuge since the 1970s for Haitians fleeing dictators and political unrest.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Military dictators have directly ruled Pakistan for nearly half the country’s history.
    Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Because, after all, as in all of Haber’s novels, the point is not really what is happening in the world but what is happening in the mind—in this case the mind of the pettiest of tyrants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Beyond its fascinating reliefs depicting pharaohs and Egyptian deities, the temple offers sweeping panoramic views across Madrid’s western districts.
    Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ozymandias is the ancient Greek name for Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-serving pharaohs.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • The cross was not meant to be a stage prop for strongmen.
    Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Latin America is swinging rightward again, electing presidents who promise to channel the strongmen of yore and rule the region through might, not right.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
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“Autarchs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarchs. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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