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autocrat
[ aw-tuh-krat ]
noun
- an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.
- a person invested with or claiming to exercise absolute authority.
- a person who behaves in an authoritarian manner; a domineering person.
autocrat
/ ˈɔːəˌæ /
noun
- a ruler who possesses absolute and unrestricted authority
- a domineering or dictatorial person
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Donald Trump, like other historically powerful authoritarians and autocrats, is a master of spectacle and distraction.
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He is ruling as an autocrat and aspiring dictator who appears to have no intention of leaving office.
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Donald Trump is an autocrat and the leader of a political personality cult.
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He is America’s first elected autocrat and aspiring dictator.
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"The Iranian Ayatollahs, Chinese communist leaders, and autocrats in Moscow and Minsk would celebrate the demise of RFE/RL after 75 years," he added.
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