autocratic

/,ɔ:tə'krætik/ Cách viết khác : (autocratical) /,ɔ:tə'krætikəl/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Relating to or characteristic of an autocrat; absolute in power or authority: Describes a ruler, government, or system where one person possesses unlimited power and makes decisions without consulting others.
    • Domineering or dictatorial in manner: Describes a person who behaves in an offensively self-assured way, expecting unquestioning obedience from others.
Usage and Examples

  • Describing a system or rule:

    • The country was under autocratic rule for decades.
    • An autocratic regime often suppresses political dissent.

  • Describing a person's behavior or character:

    • The manager's autocratic style made the employees fearful.
    • She has an autocratic way of dealing with her subordinates.
Advanced Usage and Nuances

  • "autocratic power": power that is concentrated and absolute.

    • The king wielded autocratic power over all matters of state.

  • "autocratic leadership": a leadership style where one individual controls all decisions.

    • The project failed due to the CEO's autocratic leadership, which stifled team input.
Variants and Related Words

  • Autocrat (noun): A ruler who has absolute power.

    • The autocrat refused to listen to the people's demands.

  • Autocracy (noun): A system of government by one person with absolute power.

    • The nation transitioned from an autocracy to a democracy.
Synonyms
  • Dictatorial: Suggesting the absolute, often oppressive, power of a dictator.
  • Despotic: Exercising power in a cruel or oppressive way.
  • Tyrannical: Unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; characteristic of a tyrant.
  • Authoritarian: Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
  • Domineering: Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way.
Antonyms
  • Democratic: Relating to or supporting democracy, where power is held by the people.
  • Egalitarian: Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights.
  • Collaborative: Produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "to rule with an autocratic hand": to govern or manage in a domineering, absolute manner.
    • The founder ruled the company with an autocratic hand, leaving no room for debate.
Adjective
  1. 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
  2. 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

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