autarch

noun

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  1. autocrat
  2. tyrant
  3. dictator
  4. overlord
  5. warlord
  6. despot
  7. strongman
  8. totalitarian
Noun
  • Again, fear is the autocrat’s goal, as is simply doing many things every day.
    — Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
  • When autocrats violate sovereignty, America’s response is to aid the autocrats by deporting their victims rather than sanctioning the aggressors overseas.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of autocrat
Noun
  • While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Trump’s weird bromance with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un came at the expense of Japan’s national security.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of tyrant
Noun
  • Even Matyas Rakosi, Hungary's most brutal communist dictator, refused to move his office here, but Orban wants to play king, so the national gallery will eventually need to be moved out of the castle to make way for him.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The drawdown also comes after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime in December.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of dictator
Noun
  • These are not our new robot overlords, but a pilot program in 35 citywide locations testing the new technology to keep closer tabs on inventory in real-time.
    — Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Showrunner Tony Gilroy highlighted the film’s scale and ordinary characters, from Imperial overlords to passionate revolutionaries, in a statement Monday.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of overlord
Noun
  • In 1900, no one serving in the late Qing dynasty expected that in 20 years the country would be a republic feuded over by warlords.
    — RANA MITTER, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In Libya, dictators rule in Tripoli and Benghazi, with multiple regional warlords in the background.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of warlord
Noun
  • In 1996, the end of the Cold War had radically altered the dynamics propping up a generation of African despots.
    — Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Our foundational document, held and displayed in the National Archives building on the National Mall, insists that all men are created equal and rails against the tyranny of despots and kings.
    — Elaine Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of despot
Noun
  • In 2008, a constitutional provision limiting presidents to a maximum of two terms forced Russia’s strongman, Vladimir Putin, to step aside.
    — Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This gradual breakdown of self-worth can push the underdog into aligning their life with the strongman’s desires rather than their own.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of strongman
Noun
  • Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.
    — Letters to the Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.
    — Layla Taimienova, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2017
Definition of totalitarian
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“Autarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarch. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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