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Autocrat vs. Despot — What's the Difference?

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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