autocratic

See also: autocràtic

English

Etymology

From autocrat +‎ -ic, equivalent to auto- +‎ -cratic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəˈkɹætɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

autocratic (comparative more autocratic, superlative most autocratic)

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

   In recent years, the prime minister has become increasingly autocratic.

   • 2022 December 1, John Avlon, “Opinion: The tide is turning against autocracy”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Within democracies, nationalist leaders with autocratic impulses – from outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil to presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in France – have seen defeats in recent months.

2. (derogatory) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.

   Despite his lack of actual authority, his autocratic demeanour annoyed many of his colleagues.

   • 2013, Bernardine Evaristo, Mr Loverman, Penguin Books (2020), page 213:

     Donna became autocratic the day Daniel born, and she realized she had absolute power over another human being.

Synonyms

• (political system) authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical
• (fig.) See Thesaurus:bossy

Derived terms

• autocratically
• nonautocratic
• unautocratic

Related terms

• autocracy, autocrat

Translations

of or pertaining to autocracy or an autocrat

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Burmese: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: autocràtic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 專制的 / 专制的 (zhuānzhì de)

• Dutch: autocratisch (nl)
• Esperanto: aŭtokrata, ^{(please verify)} aŭtokratia
• Finnish: yksinvaltainen, autokraattinen (fi)
• French: autocratique (fr)
• Galician: autocrático (gl)
• Georgian: ავტოკრატიული (avṭoḳraṭiuli), თვითმპყრობლური (tvitmṗq̇robluri)
• German: autokratisch (de)
• Greek: αυταρχικός (el) (aftarchikós)
• Hungarian: autokratikus (hu)
• Icelandic: einræðis-
• Irish: uathlathach
• Italian: monocratico (it)
• Japanese: 独裁的な (ja) (dokusaiteki na), 専制的な (senseiteki na)
• Khmer: អត្តាធិបតី (ʼattaatʰippaʼdəy)
• Luxembourgish: autokratesch
• Polish: absolutystyczny (pl), autokratyczny (pl), jedynowładczy
• Portuguese: autocrático (pt)
• Russian: автократи́ческий (ru) (avtokratíčeskij), самодержа́вный (ru) (samoderžávnyj)
• Spanish: autocrático
• Swedish: autokratisk (sv)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: otokrat (tr), otokratik
• Ukrainian: автократи́чний (uk) (avtokratýčnyj)
• Vietnamese: chuyên quyền (vi)

of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat

• Catalan: autocràtic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獨裁式的 / 独裁式的 (dúcái shì de)

• Esperanto: aŭtokrata, ^{(please verify)} aŭtokratia
• Finnish: yksinvaltainen, autokraattinen (fi)
• Galician: autocrático (gl)
• Georgian: ავტოკრატიული (avṭoḳraṭiuli)
• Greek: δεσποτικός (el) (despotikós)
• Icelandic: ráðríkur, einráður
• Irish: uathlathach
• Japanese: 我が儘な (ja) (wagamama na), 自分勝手な (ja) (jibunkatte na)
• Polish: absolutystyczny (pl), autokratyczny (pl), jedynowładczy
• Portuguese: autocrático (pt)
• Russian: автократи́ческий (ru) (avtokratíčeskij), самодержа́вный (ru) (samoderžávnyj)
• Spanish: autocrático

References

• “autocratic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• actuatoric

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)

Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.

Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰτής (autokrătḗs)der.

French autocrate

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -ique

Middle French -ique

French -ique

French autocratiquebor.

Romanian autocratic

Borrowed from French autocratique. By surface analysis, autocrat + -ic.

Adjective

autocratic m or n (feminine singular autocratică, masculine plural autocratici, feminine/neuter plural autocratice)

1. autocratic

Declension

Declension of autocratic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	autocratic		autocratică	autocratici	autocratice
	definite	autocraticul		autocratica	autocraticii	autocraticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	autocratic		autocratice	autocratici	autocratice
	definite	autocraticului		autocraticei	autocraticilor	autocraticelor