autocrat
Example Sentences
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But Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was also an autocrat, and he was slow to introduce political reforms.
From Salon
Dictators, autocrats and other malign actors strategically use humor as a type of diminutive to minimize their real intent and to distract the public and media.
From Salon
They see many CEOs as overpaid autocrats who pack boards with pliant, fee-hungry directors with no skin in the game.
From Barron's
The attack was the first major test of a new American security partnership with the government of Sharaa, a former rebel leader who led the overthrow of autocrat Bashar al-Assad last year.
Vladimir Putin may have a reputation among some as a ruthless autocrat, a master manipulator of the international scene.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
