Crossword clues for autocratic
autocratic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autocratic \Au`to*crat"ic\, Autocratical \Au`to*crat"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. -- Au`to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from French autocratique, from autocrate, from Greek autokrates (see autocrat). Earlier autocratoric (1670s) was directly from Greek autokratorikos. Autocratical is attested from 1801.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. 2 Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
WordNet
adj. of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: autocratical]
relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "autocratic political rule" [syn: autocratical]
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory]
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical]
Usage examples of "autocratic".
Not many autocratic, authoritarian leaders would be willing to admit that.
They might be paternalistic, autocratic and domineering chauvinists, but she knew they truly cared about her.
Claire was much too independent, and Germaine was far too autocratic for them not to squabble occasionally.
That autocratic piece of excrement, Varus, was not about to tell me anything, so I thank you for all this news.
An autocratic year-captain could force them to settle for the first plausible-looking planet we find, simply by decree.
Harriet frowned, but there did not seem to be much point in arguing about his autocratic methods.
You have a tendency to be very autocratic, sir, if you do not mind my saying so.
Our rulers cannot well hope to extend a power already autocratic, and we take care to leave them nothing to covet in the way of wealth.
Although he had acquired an autocratic manner and social veneer, there were still remnants of that eager young captain he had once been.
Rian was ruthless, autocratic, completely lacking in human compassion, her mind cried.
Rian interrupted with the autocratic ease of one accustomed to making others wait.
Spellbound by his loveliness, I experienced those familiar feelings of longing to touch his untidy, black hair, coax desire from his sensual yet passionless mouth, and ease the frown from his autocratic brow.
He had an autocratic young Har on each arm, whom Lalasa told us were his sons.
The most autocratic examples of shaykhly power were in the rice-growing region near Al Amarah, where the need for organized and supervised labor and the rigorous requirements of rice cultivation generated the most oppressive conditions.
That fight would be a failure if we allowed the proudest, the most autocratic, the most conscienceless despot who ever sat upon a throne to remain in his place.