autocratic
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This time, he’s rewriting the entire script, to be staged on a set decked out in the definitive material of autocratic decadence: gold.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The daughter of autocratic former leader Alberto Fujimori, she enjoys high levels of name recognition among voters.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
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
In Tehran and beyond, residents worry they will be left with a devastated country and the same autocratic rulers as before the war began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 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
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To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Murder on the Orient Express
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