autocratic leadership style
- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk ˈliːdərʃɪp staɪl/
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estilo de liderazgo autocrático
- Due to his autocratic leadership style, important decisions were made without consulting the team.
Examples
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The manager's autocratic leadership style often discouraged employees from voicing their opinions.
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The company's autocratic leadership style stifled creativity.
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Over time, the company shifted away from an autocratic leadership style to encourage more collaboration.
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Many employees dislike the autocratic leadership style of their manager.
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The manager's autocratic leadership style left team members feeling undervalued and unheard.
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Many employees find it challenging to work under an autocratic leadership style that suppresses their input.
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With an autocratic leadership style, decisions are made swiftly but often result in employee dissatisfaction.
Synonyms
A system where one person has almost all power and makes decisions alone
A way of leading where one person gives orders and controls other people
A way of managing where a boss is very strict and allows no questions
Antonyms
How Centralized
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
autocratic + leadership + style
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'autocratic' (dictatorial) with 'leadership' (the act or capacity of leading) and 'style' (manner). This compositional noun phrase simply denotes the manner of leadership characterized by autocratic authority, a pattern that is common and predictable across languages, so learners who know the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Autocratic leadership style comes from the image of a single ruler keeping all power, like a king who decides alone. Because auto means 'self' and crat means 'rule', this picture of one person making every decision explains why the phrase now means a leader who decides 'without asking others'.