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autocratic
adjective as in holding power exclusively
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Meanwhile, China has benefited from the consistency and patient strategy that its autocratic system and entrenched leadership allow.
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The economic boom that followed, led by autocratic Prime Minster Lee Kuan Yew, wasn’t conducive to artistic or creative life.
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The most dangerous scenario is the convergence of internal populism with external autocratic pressures.
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But critics say he has become increasingly autocratic.
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We are in the middle of an autocratic takeover.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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