autocrat

Meaning

1. An absolute ruler with infinite power.
2. A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
3. Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.

Synonyms

despot

tyrant

absolute ruler

dictator

oppressor

monarch

authoritarian

potentate

sovereign

supreme ruler

absolute monarch

bad ruler

czar

sole ruler

Caesar

autocracy

Translations

autocrate

autócrata

autocrata

autocrate

Autokrat

autocraat

autócrata

Alleinherrscher

alleenheerser

Tyrann

Gewaltherrscher

αυτοκράτωρας

despota

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːtəkɹæt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combining form of αὐτός (autós)) + κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”) + -ης (-ēs). By surface analysis, auto- + -crat.