autocrat
noun /ˈɔːtəkræt/
/ˈɔːtəkræt/
- a leader who has complete power
独裁者；专制统治者；专制君主 - He governed as an autocrat.
他独裁专制。
- He governed as an autocrat.
- a person who expects to be obeyed by other people and does not care about their opinions or feelings
专横的人；独断专行的人 - The article painted her as an autocrat, angry with her husband and out of touch with her family.
这篇文章把她描绘成一个专横的人，跟丈夫斗气，不和家人联系。
- The article painted her as an autocrat, angry with her husband and out of touch with her family.
词源early 19th cent.: from French autocrate, from Greek autokratēs, from autos ‘self’ + kratos ‘power’.