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autocratic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical |
| Derivation | autocrat |
autocratic government.
autocratic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory |
an autocratic person.
autocratic behavior.
Examples of autocratic
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To Europe's east will lurk Russia and China, united by their autocratic systems.
From the economist.com
Najin was never given a first name by her autocratic, old-fashioned father, Han.
From the washingtontimes.com
Steinbrenner's autocratic leadership style was apparent from the very beginning.
From the bostonherald.com
Many modernisers in his party are unhappy with their mercurial, autocratic boss.
From the economist.com
During this period he clashed with Bathoen II, the autocratic Bangwaketse ruler.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So far the Penguins and SEA have done things the old, top-down, autocratic way.
From the post-gazette.com
They are subservient to a rigidly controlled, tightly wound, autocratic system.
From the washingtontimes.com
They say Mr. Saakashvili's style has become autocratic and intolerant of dissent.
From the nytimes.com
The autocratic family has had problems with dissent in radical Islamist quarters.
From the economist.com
- Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
- Authoritarian: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
- (autocratically) dictatorially: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues"
- (autocratically) in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically"
- (autocracy) a political system governed by a single individual
- (autocrat) tyrant: a cruel and oppressive dictator
- An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of a coup d'u00E9tat or mass insurrection). Absolute monarchy and dictatorship are the main historical forms of autocracy...
- Autocrates was an Ancient Athenian poet of the old comedy. One of his plays is mentioned by Suidas and Aelian. He also wrote several tragedies.
- (The Autocrats) The Autocrats (Itse valtiaat / Itsevaltiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. ...
