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autocrat

[aw-tuh-krat] / ˈɔ təˌkræt /


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The autocrat is drawn to the power of the game, and misses where it comes from.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

But Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was also an autocrat, and he was slow to introduce political reforms.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2026

In his first term—when he unsuccessfully tried to topple the autocrat with oil sanctions—Trump had similarly considered a variety of options, including military ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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