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autarch

autarch

3 9.9
A ruler who has complete power over a country and its people
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːtɑrk/
  • Formal
translation icon : autarca
  • The Autarch ruled over the kingdom with absolute power and authority, making all final decisions.

Examples

  • His history as an Autarch goes back to his home craftworld of Biel Tan.

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  • An Autarch is one of the most technically diverse units in the codex, able to be loaded up with a wider variety of gear than any other model we have access to.

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  • I decided that the leaders of this army would tend to be military types (Autarchs, Princes, and Phoenix Lords) rather than Seers.

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  • Citizens feared speaking out against the Autarch, who had the final say in all matters of state.

  • Under the Autarch's regime, dissent was not tolerated, and obedience was strictly enforced.

Synonyms

king
vsautarch
∞ 1.0

A man who rules a country and usually gets the job from his family

is used for any absolute authority, not only male hereditary leaders
dictator
vsautarch
218 4.2

A ruler with complete power who often takes control by force and ignores the law

is about absolute authority without implying seizure or illegality
ruler
vsautarch
153 2.1

A person who has power over a country or its people

is specifically about absolute unchecked power rather than any governing role
sovereign
vsautarch
40 7.2

A king or queen who rules a country and gets the position from their family

is about absolute authority regardless of hereditary claim
overlord
vsautarch
21 8.4

A person who has great power and controls a country or people

is about absolute rule without the strong connotation of dominance
despot
vsautarch
19 7.7

A ruler who has all power and treats people cruelly

is neutral about exercise of power, not assuming cruelty
tyrant
vsautarch
16 8.4

A ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force and ruled cruelly

does not imply illegal seizure or ancient context just absolute authority
autocrat
vsautarch
8 8.3

A ruler who has all power and treats people cruelly

is neutral about rule style, not implying harshness
imperator
vsautarch
1 9.9

A ruler who has almost total power and controls others

is the general term for absolute authority without imperial connotations
sovran
vsautarch
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A king or queen with complete power over a country

is the modern neutral term rather than archaic wording
potestate
vsautarch
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who has power to rule a city or region

is the everyday concept of absolute rule not tied to history
padishah
vsautarch
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who is the most important leader in a field

is the literal political absolute authority rather than figurative prominence

Antonyms

democracy
782 1.6

A system of government where people choose leaders by free elections

How Authoritarian

dictator
218 4.2
autarch
  • Formal
3 9.9

Surface Forms

autarch singular
autarchs plural

Morphology

autarch = arch (semi-transparent) = auto + arch

The structure can be read as 'self-ruling,' which matches the sense of an absolute ruler fairly well, though it depends on a learned classical element rather than a highly productive everyday base.

Etymology

Autarch comes from the Greek parts auto- ('self') and -arch ('rule' or 'ruler'), the same -arch in monarch. That's why an autarch can mean a ruler who 'rules alone' with complete power.