Autocrat vs. Despot — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Autocrat and Despot
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Autocrat
A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
Despot
A ruler with absolute power.
Autocrat
A person with unlimited power or authority
A corporate autocrat.
Despot
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
Autocrat
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
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Despot
A Byzantine emperor or prince.
Autocrat
A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
Despot
An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.
Autocrat
Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
Despot
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
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).
Despot
(historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
Autocrat
One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
The autocrat of the breakfast table.
Despot
A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign.
Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant.
Autocrat
A cruel and oppressive dictator
Despot
One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.
Despot
A cruel and oppressive dictator
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