autocratic

== English == === Etymology === From autocrat +‎ -ic, equivalent to auto- +‎ -cratic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtəˈkɹætɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/ Rhymes: -ætɪk === Adjective === autocratic (comparative more autocratic, superlative most autocratic) Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. (derogatory) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat. ==== Synonyms ==== (political system) authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (fig.) See Thesaurus:bossy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== autocracy, autocrat ==== Translations ==== === References === “autocratic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === actuatoric == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French autocratique. By surface analysis, autocrat +‎ -ic. === Adjective === autocratic m or n (feminine singular autocratică, masculine plural autocratici, feminine/neuter plural autocratice) autocratic ==== Declension ====