What is another word for autocrats?

Pronunciation: [ˌɔːtə͡ʊkɹˈats] (IPA)

There are numerous words that can be used as synonyms for "autocrats". These include dictators, despots, oppressors, tyrants, totalitarians, authoritarians, and supremacists. These words all describe leaders who wield absolute power and authority over their subjects, often through force and intimidation. While these terms are all similar, they may have slightly different connotations depending on the context. For example, "dictator" implies a more formalized type of autocrat, while "despot" often suggests a more capricious and unpredictable leader. Overall, any of these words can be used as a substitute for "autocrat" when discussing oppressive rulers and their regimes.

What are the hypernyms for Autocrats?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Autocrats

And as we are able to keep in or throw out of our minds whatever we please, being autocrats in our own little kingdom, I elected to cast away most of the memories of these comparatively insipid holidays.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
It may just be a shade or two better than that of the autocrats-though bad at best.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
But many autocrats might take a lesson from the insolent indifference of this Administration, when an argument or a request is to be set aside; it is exactly in proportion to the pliancy they display when confronted with demands enforced by a substantial threat.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence

Famous quotes with Autocrats

  • Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their evil look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it.
    Camille Paglia
  • Ignorant, unconscious and dishonourable part of a society want and like kings, dictators, padishahs and all sort of despots; educated, conscious and honourable part of the same society hate and refuse monarchs, tyrants, oppressors and any kind of autocrats!
    Mehmet Murat ildan
  • Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.…
    Helen Keller

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