autocrat
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈɔːtəˌkræt/
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autócrata
- The citizens protested against the autocrat who ruled with an iron fist, suppressing any dissent.
- Arab autocrats
- oil-backed autocrats
- Middle Eastern autocrats
He adores and worships autocrats and dictators.
- He adores and worships autocrats and dictators.
- And we are moving to align with all of the autocrats, with all of the dictators.
- This is a moment about autocrats versus those that are for democracy.
- Some of them live under the rule of dictators and autocrats who do not tolerate their ethnic group.
- So many of us have come from these countries that were struggling under these autocrats and dictators.
- Does it value the rights and the aspirations of the people of this region, or does it prefer to side with the autocrats?
- And when an autocrat deliberately destroys those institutions, he might look as though he's strong and some people might even believe it.
- You know, we got weak and because we got weak, autocrats, tyrants, dictator, dictators start to push.
Examples
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By restricting these goods, autocrats have insulated themselves from the political liberalization that economic growth promotes.
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Finally, oil wealth allows autocrats to lavishly fund and buy the loyalty of their armed forces.
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Since then, control over oil revenue has helped autocrats stay in power in three main ways.
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The only way to limit the rise of authoritarian autocrats is to stand up to them.
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So many of us have come from these countries that were struggling under these autocrats and dictators.
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And when an autocrat deliberately destroys those institutions, he might look as though he's strong and some people might even believe it.
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Today, Venezuela is a poor country and a failed and criminalized state run by an autocrat beholden to a foreign power.
Academic text (2018) -
His death may prove to be for Arab autocrats what the fall of the Berlin Wall was for Communist dictatorships.
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With little room for maneuver, several autocrats have fallen or pledged transitions to democracy.
Academic text (1992) -
Mandela regarded Mugabe as an insufferable autocrat, and South Africa's current president, Thabo Mbeki, probably feels the same way.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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4.2
A ruler with complete power who often takes control by force and ignores the law
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5.8
A person in power who treats others cruelly and unfairly
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8.4
A person who has great power and controls a country or people
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7.7
A ruler who has all power and treats people cruelly
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7.4
A male political leader who keeps power by using force and fear
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8.2
A person who expects people to follow orders and allows little freedom
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9.9
A ruler who has complete power over a country and its people
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9.9
A ruler who has almost total power and controls others
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9.9
A king or queen with complete power over a country
Antonyms
How Autocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
autocrat = auto + crat
The word is historically built from the combining forms auto- and crat, but the meaning is not readily recoverable for an average B1 learner from these parts alone.
Etymology
Autocrat comes from Greek parts auto- meaning 'self' and -crat meaning 'rule'. So an autocrat is a person who rules alone with complete power, which is why the word today usually means a single ruler who can be harsh or oppressive.