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autocrat

noun

ˈȯ-tə-ˌkrat

Definition of autocrat

as in ruler

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority European autocrats once commonly believed that they had received the right to rule directly from God

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Recent Examples of autocrat Practical limitations do not evaporate, even for an autocrat believed to spend much of his time isolated in a bunker. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the autocrat who ruled the country in the mid-twentieth century, commissioned modern architectural projects to project an image of the country as, if not progressive, at the very least progressing. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Conquerors and autocrats may win the immediate battle by bullying their subjects into submission, but their empires inevitably crumble the moment their iron grip falters. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Trump might soon gain another ideological bedfellow in Peru with the election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for autocrat

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Critics of Iran's clerical rulers hoped initially that Iran's government would collapse amid a bombing campaign that killed Iran's most senior military and religious officials, including its supreme leader.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
During the Sengoku period, clan leader Isshin Ashina leads a successful rebellion against the rulers to secure Ashina’s independence.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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When Britain's longest-serving monarch died just a few months later in September, the singer was among the stars around the world paying tribute.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
According to People, the 77-year-old monarch hopes his younger son’s return will literally and figuratively bring him closer to Prince William.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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