autocrat

  • 1autocrat — AUTOCRÁT, autocraţi, s.m. (Adesea adjectival) Conducător al unui stat, cu puteri absolute; autocrator. [pr.: a u ] – Din fr. autocrate. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  AUTOCRÁT s., adj. (pol.) 1. s. potentat, (înv.) autocrator …

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  • 2Autocrat — Au to*crat, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? strength, ? strong: cf. F. autocrate. See {Hard}, a.] 1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of… …

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  • 3autocrat — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4autocrat — 1803, from Fr. autocrate, from Gk. autokrates ruling by oneself, absolute, autocratic, from autos self (see AUTO (Cf. auto )) + kratia rule, from kratos strength, power (see CRACY (Cf. cracy)). First used by Robert Southey, with reference to… …

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  • 5autocrat — [n] dictator authoritarian, Caesar*, despot, Fascist, Hitler*, overlord, totalitarian, tyrant; concept 354 …

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  • 6autocrat — ► NOUN 1) a ruler who has absolute power. 2) a domineering person. DERIVATIVES autocratic adjective autocratically adverb …

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  • 7autocrat — [ôt′ə krat΄] n. [Fr autocrate < Gr autokratēs, absolute ruler < autos, self + kratos, power, rule: see CRAT] 1. a ruler with absolute power; dictator; despot 2. anyone having unlimited power over others 3. any domineering, self willed… …

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  • 8autocrat — UK [ˈɔːtəˌkræt] / US [ˈɔtəˌkræt] noun [countable] Word forms autocrat : singular autocrat plural autocrats a) someone who has complete power in a country or organization b) someone who tells other people what to do without caring what they think …

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  • 9autocrat — [[t]ɔ͟ːtəkræt[/t]] autocrats N COUNT An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power …

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  • 10Autocrat Light Car — Autocrat 10/12 PS (1924) Die Autocrat Light Car Company war ein britischer Automobilhersteller in Hall Green bei Birmingham. Von 1913 bis 1926 entstanden dort verschiedene leichte Personenkraftwagen mit Zwei oder Vierzylindermotoren. Vor dem… …

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