autocrat
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Synonyms
monarch, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)
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In the large majority of cases, countries led by autocratsâwhether benevolent or otherwiseâwere found to have worse economic outcomes in terms of growth than democracies. — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, "150 years of data proves it: Strongmen are bad for the economy," 19 Aug. 2019 Egypt has been whipping up publicity for its new historical discoveries in the hopes of reviving a devastated tourism sector still recovering from the turmoil following a 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. — SFChronicle.com, "News of the Day From Around the World, July 14," 13 July 2019 His opponents view him as an aspiring autocrat and fear a return to one-man rule. — Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, "Libyaâs Sarraj calls for elections in 2019 to end war," 16 June 2019 Over time, the Presidentâs embrace of autocrats and his dismissal of human rights could put the lives of millions of people around the worldâincluding Americansâin jeopardy. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, "The Unbelievable Hypocrisy of Trumpâs New âUnalienable Rightsâ Panel," 9 July 2019 But critics view him as an aspiring autocrat and fear a return to one-man rule. — Author: Rami Musa, Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News, "Airstrike kills 44 migrants in Libyan detention center," 3 July 2019 These autocrats, dictators by nature are a paranoid bunch. — CBS News, "Transcript: Anna Fifield talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 19 June 2019 The president is famously fond of autocrats and dictators â from Putin to North Koreaâs Kim Jong Un â while nastily critical of democratic allies, such as Macron and Germanyâs Angela Merkel. — Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, "Rubin: Trumpâs nationalism vs. Macronâs plea for a strong alliance," 11 June 2019 We are now given over to the worst of everything the Founders feared, an oligarchy allied with shadowy foreign autocrats, maneuvering behind readily fabricated crowds and demagogues. — Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine, "The Crisis of Our Constitution," 10 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autocrat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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