autocrate

Concepts

autocrat

despot

tyrant

potentate

dictator

absolute ruler

oppressor

Synonyms

dittatore

despota

tiranno

ras

tiranna

sovrano assoluto

Translations

autocrate

autócrata

autocrata

Autokrat

Alleinherrscher

autócrata

déspota

autocraat

tirano

despote

tyran

tirà

τύραννος

Hyphenated as

au‧tò‧cra‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/awˈtɔkrate/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combining form of αὐτός (autós)) + κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”) + -ης (-ēs).