autocrat

Example Sentences

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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

This was really fertile soil for him, or any autocrat, to exploit.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

It is difficult for Spaniards to face up to the fact that they lived, largely uncomplaining, under an autocrat for 36 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Listen to journalist Masha Gessen: Believe the autocrat.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

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