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No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
Lawrence Durrell

Meaning of "autocrat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOCRAT

autocrat  [ˈɔːtəˌkræt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOCRAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autocrat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTOCRAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Autocrat

Autocrat may refer to: ▪ Auster Autocrat – a 1940s British single-engined three-seat high-wing touring monoplane ▪ Autocracy – a system of government in which a supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person ▪ Autocrat, LLC – a company based in Rhode Island, United States ▪ The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table – a collection of essays written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ▪ The Autocrats – a Finnish political satire TV series...

Definition of autocrat in the English dictionary

The definition of autocrat in the dictionary is a ruler who possesses absolute and unrestricted authority. Other definition of autocrat is a domineering or dictatorial person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOCRAT


aristocrat
ˈærɪstəˌkræt
bureaucrat
ˈbjʊərəˌkræt
cosmocrat
ˈkɒzməˌkræt
democrat
ˈdɛməˌkræt
eurocrat
ˈjʊərəˌkræt
gerontocrat
dʒɛˈrɒntəˌkræt
hierocrat
ˈhaɪərəˌkræt
millocrat
ˈmɪləˌkræt
mobocrat
ˈmɒbəˌkræt
ochlocrat
ˈɒkləˌkræt
pantisocrat
pænˈtɪsəˌkræt
pedantocrat
pɪˈdæntəˌkræt
phallocrat
ˈfæləˌkræt
plutocrat
ˈpluːtəˌkræt
privocrat
ˈpraɪvəˌkræt
slavocrat
ˈsleɪvəˌkræt
stratocrat
ˈstrætəˌkræt
superbureaucrat
ˈsuːpərˌbjʊərəˌkræt
thalassocrat
θəˈlæsəˌkræt
theocrat
ˈθɪəˌkræt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOCRAT

autochthonous
autochthonously
autochthony
autocidal
autoclave
autocoid
autocoprophagy
autocorrelation
autocracies
autocracy
autocratic
autocratical
autocratically
autocrime
autocrine
autocritique
autocross
Autocue
autocutie
autocycle

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOCRAT

Blue Dog Democrat
Christian Democrat
Defeaticrat
Dixiecrat
Liberal Democrat
meritocrat
monocrat
physiocrat
scrat
securocrat
social democrat
technocrat

Synonyms and antonyms of autocrat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AUTOCRAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «autocrat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of autocrat

Translation of «autocrat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOCRAT

Find out the translation of autocrat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autocrat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autocrat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

独裁者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autócrata
570 millions of speakers

English

autocrat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तानाशाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المستبد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодержец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autocrata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একনায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autocrate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autokrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Autokrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独裁者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독재자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Autokrat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà chuyên chế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏகாதிபத்தியத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वायत्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otokrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autocrate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autokrata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самодержець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autocrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυταρχικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

outokrasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

envåldshärskare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autokraten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autocrat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCRAT»

The term «autocrat» is normally little used and occupies the 113.255 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCRAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «autocrat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «autocrat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autocrat

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4 QUOTES WITH «AUTOCRAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word autocrat.
1
Lawrence Durrell
No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
2
Catherine the Great
I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.
3
Sushil Koirala
Maoists want a directly elected president, but this will give birth to an autocrat.
4
Richard Widmark
I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOCRAT»

Discover the use of autocrat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autocrat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Emperor: downfall of an autocrat
This " sensitive, powerful. . .history" ("The New York Review of Books") is Kapuscinski's rendition of their accounts— humorous, frightening, sad, groteque— of a man living amidst nearly unimaginable pomp and luxury while his people ...
Ryszard Kapuściński, 1984
2
The Autocrat
Oliver Wendell Holmes. The musky daughter of the Nile With plaited hair and almond eyes. Might we but share one wild caress Ere life's autumnal blossoms fall, And Earth's brown, clinging lips impress The long cold kiss that waits us all !
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1893
3
Memoirs of a Recovering Autocrat: Revealing Insights for ...
Revealing Insights for Managing the Autocrat in All of Us Richard W. Hallstein. US. $1795 Discover, in this business book of rare intimacy, sympathy, and humor , what you can't learn about living from Peter Drucker and what you won't learn ...
Richard W. Hallstein, 1992
4
The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
At great risk to himself, Kapuściński interviewed members of the imperial circle who had gone into hiding. The result is this remarkable book, an extraordinary study of power anywhere.
Ryzard Kapuscinski, 1983
5
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table: With Introd. and Notes ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Downie, 2012
6
The Autocrat of The Breakfast-Table: Every Man His Own Boswell
Oliver Wendell Holmes. son of mine, whom I have not seen for these twenty-five years, generously counted, was a self-willed youth, always too ready to utter his unchastised fancies. He, like too many American young people, got the spur ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1891
7
The autocrat of the breakfast table, with an intr. by G.A. Sala
THE. BREAKFAST-TABLE. i. I WAS just going to say, when I was interrupted, that one of the many ways of classifying minds is under the heads of arithmetical and algebraical intellects. All economical and practical wisdom is an extension or ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1870
8
Dennis McGrath--autocrat: And Other Horseless Tales Hanging ...
DENNIS McGRATH AUTOCRAT IHOSE who had noted the minor changes in Amos Small's manner of living were quite prepared to see the old asphalt-king give up his horse-drawn carriage for a horseless one. During the later years of ...
Edward Porter, 1904
9
The breakfast-table series. The autocrat, The professor, and ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes. What is a prologue ? Let our Tutor teach : Pro means beforehand ; logos stands for speech. 'Tis like the harper's prelude on the strings, The prima donna's courtesy ere she sings ; Prologues in metre are to other pros As ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1906
10
The Complete Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes; The Autocrat ...
THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE - EVERY MAN HIS OWN BOSWELL - BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES - 1892
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOCRAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autocrat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Egypt arrests Brotherhood members for alleged Suez plot: security …
... for Egypt, particularly since the 2011 uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak and scared off tourists and foreign investment. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Jordan says it has foiled Iran-backed bomb attack
... for Egypt, particularly since the 2011 uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak and scared off tourists and foreign investment. «i24news, Jul 15»
3
Pope begins homecoming tour calling for protection of the planet …
Celebrated by supporters as a champion of the poor but cast by critics as an autocrat, leftist leader Mr. Correa was elected in 2006 vowing to ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
Egypt: 13 Extremists Held in Plot to Blow Up Suez Canal
... for Egypt, particularly since the 2011 uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak and scared off tourists and foreign investment. «Newsmax, Jul 15»
5
Egypt's currency drops to new low against the dollar
... trying to send the message that the country is open for business, after struggling since the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
6
Astana Leans Hard on Media
Kazakhstan remains a nation where a three-decade autocrat can swing 98 percent in an election, while political opponents rot in jail. It's not as ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
7
Hugh Roberts
Under Assad, Syria was a republic ruled by an autocrat. A republican autocrat is a contradiction in terms. Cromwell ruled Britain as a republican autocrat and ... «London Review of Books, Jul 15»
8
Tracking the Clintons
... dictator Joseph Kabila, the Ethiopian tyrant Meles Zenawi, the Colombian autocrat Alvaro Uribe, not to mention our own Amar Singh. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Rethinking Emergency
This process has become more effective in Bangladesh where the once liberal Sheikh Hasina has now turned into an autocrat and has gone to ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
10
Tunisia declares state of emergency after hotel attack on foreign …
Tunisia last had a state of emergency during the 2011 uprising against autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; writing by ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

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