Autocratic Definition & Meaning
/ˌɔː.təˈkræt.ɪk/
• An autocratic organisation or person has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
an autocratic leader
an autocratic manager
The country was ruled by an autocratic tyrant.
We have grown intolerant of his autocratic ways.
The president resigned after 25 years of autocratic rule.
His autocratic government has reduced the nation to poverty and desperation.
Synonyms & Similar Words
oppressive
despotic
unlimited
dictatorial
tyrannic
tyrannical
czarist
authoritarian
arbitrary
domineering
totalitarian
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
limited
democratic
constitutional
restricted
lawful
republican
restrained
circumscribed