1. (n.) 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).

2. (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.

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