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autocratic

[aw-tuh-krat-ik] / ˌɔ təˈkræt ɪk /


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The daughter of autocratic former leader Alberto Fujimori, she enjoys high levels of name recognition among voters.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In 1979 Americans immediately felt the malign effects of that year’s Islamic revolution, which replaced the autocratic but modernizing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi with the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Huerta became one of Chavez’s fiercest defenders even after revelations about his autocratic ways became public — but what else was she supposed to do when people tied so much of her identity to him?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

More than 157,000 police officers, backed by 100,000 soldiers and other security forces, will guard Thursday's vote -- the first since a mass uprising toppled the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

A kind and generous man, Lewis Krakauer loved his five children deeply, in the autocratic way of fathers, but his worldview was colored by a relentlessly competitive nature.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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