autocrat:

(plural: ‘autocrats‘)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, alleged to be an autocrat

a ruler with unlimited powers; a cruel and unjust ruler;

a dictator; a despot; a tyrant, an authoritarian;

a person, usually a businessperson, who expects and orders others to do things without showing their feelings or wishes,

 

a corporate autocrat, controlling other businessmen

e.g.

Some of our countrymen believe that our President is an autocrat.

Some political pundits feel that most of the Russian Tsars were autocrats.

A corporate autocrat is the one who has complete control over a specific business and behaves ruthlessly in his/her business dealings.

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