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AUTOCRATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Example:
a tyrannical government
Synonyms:
authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannic; tyrannical
Classified under:
Similar:
undemocratic (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals)
Derivation:
autocrat (a cruel and oppressive dictator)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Example:
a swaggering peremptory manner
Synonyms:
autocratic; bossy; dominating; high-and-mighty; magisterial; peremptory
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
