| Title | Autocratic |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology autocratic 1823, from Fr. autocratique, from autocrate, from Gk. autokrates (see autocrat). Earlier autocratoric (1670s) was directly from Gk. autokratorikos. OLT autocratic adj. ⇨ authoritarian (an autocratic approach to management) ⇨ repressive (an autocratic government) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·to·crat·ic \|ȯd.]ə|krad.ik, |ȯt], ]ō-, -atik, -ēk\ adjective also au·to·crat·i·cal \-ə̇kəl, -ēk-\ 1. : of the nature of or relating to an autocrat : having absolute and sole control : favoring autocracy : despotic < an autocratic ruler > < those who have long been in the habit of exercising power become autocratic and quarrelsome — Bertrand Russell > 2. : of the nature of or relating to an autocracy : having the characteristics of an autocracy : marked by the exercising or favoring of absolute and sole control < an autocratic government > < history of autocratic political rule and economic backwardness — Vera M. Dean > Synonyms: see absolute
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