a cruel and oppressive dictator
autocrat
How to use autocrat in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for autocrat.
Editorial note
Okay okay, we get it, you're an autocrat.
Quick take
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for autocrat.
noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Example sentences
Okay okay, we get it, you're an autocrat.
I doubt drones are autocrat friendly for obvious reasons.
Weakly democratic states fall to autocrats all the time.
Chung-hee held back democratic reforms and was an autocrat.
There is no culture of democracy so the number of power holders a would-be autocrat has to cow is few.
The autocrat still has to rely on his handlers and lieutenants for information.
A commercial venture run by an autocrat developed it, but there it is, with a permissive open source license.
Why do you permit this autocrat to rob you of one sphere of your rights after another, little by little, both overtly and in secret?
" then you're an autocrat, or libertopian, or otherwise a very very bad person.
A monarch is simply a hereditary autocrat, and there are tons of autocrats in the from of dictators today.
Is there any particular reason you believe Russia is unable to elect someone who doesn't steal from the country and is also not a borderline autocrat?
" Many of the post-colonial nations experienced autocratic catastrophe, seemingly in proportion to the degree in which industrialism was a jump for them."False.
Maybe you need to be a powerful autocrat to generate enough directed force to dent the world?It certainly seems like the divide between computer consumers and computer developers is getting ever wider.
[edit]To clarify, consider a hypothetical total autocracy, where the autocrat makes a decision, and everyone's behavior is altered by various means.
Your example of the autocrat who has a magical means to alter everyone's behavior is totally artificial and has no corollary in the real world, and therefore isn't relevant to the real world concept of agency.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use autocrat in a sentence?
Okay okay, we get it, you're an autocrat.
What does autocrat mean?
a cruel and oppressive dictator
What part of speech is autocrat?
autocrat is commonly used as noun.