autocratic

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A 2006 Times investigation detailed how dozens of former associates and workers left the UFW because of what they described as Chavez’s increasingly autocratic ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Chun Han was part of a team of Journal reporters named as Pulitzer Prize finalists in 2021 for their coverage of China’s autocratic turn under Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, the 85‑year‑old Nobel Peace Prize winner, says the reform charter is designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

In 2002, Andrew had become patron of the British-Kazakh Society jointly with the country's autocratic president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

She was speaking now to the restaurant attendant in a clear, courteous but completely autocratic tone.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie