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Autocrat

An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

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Czar 76% connected

A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia.

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Dictator 76% connected

One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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Potentate 76% connected

One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.

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Despotic 74% connected

Alt. of Despotical

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Despotic 74% connected

Alt. of Despotical

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Despotical 74% connected

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbit…

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Despotical 74% connected

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbit…

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Dictatorial 74% connected

Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.

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Dictatorial 74% connected

Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.

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Despot 92% connected

A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign.

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Tyrant 92% connected

An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.

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Absolute adjective · 78% connection

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an…

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Absolutism noun · 78% connection

The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; d…

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Allegiance noun · 78% connection

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king,…

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Allegory noun · 78% connection

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…

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Allodium noun · 78% connection

Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…

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Autocratical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.

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Claim noun · 78% connection

The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim.

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Communalism noun · 78% connection

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederat…

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Demand verb · 78% connection

To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently o…

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Domain noun · 78% connection

Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.

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Edict noun · 78% connection

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act o…

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Emperor noun · 78% connection

The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austri…

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Envoy noun · 78% connection

One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or…

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Exercise noun · 78% connection

That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, moral discipline…

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Franchise adjective · 78% connection

A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from or…

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Gymnastical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrest…

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Gymnastics noun · 78% connection

Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of performing gymnastic exercises; also, disciplinary exercises for the intellect or chara…

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King noun · 78% connection

A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a…

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