autocrat

Example Sentences

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To his critics, he was a ruthless autocrat who steered the nation on a path of societal and economic isolation.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the spiritual and political leader of the Middle East’s second-largest nation, he projected power through Shiite militias across the region and survived waves of unrest as autocrats around him were toppled.

From The Wall Street Journal

The author is also refreshingly clear-eyed in criticizing the brutality of the Paul Kagame regime in Rwanda, for instance, and commendably avoids the usual endorsement of any autocrats who produce high growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

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