autocratic

Adjective Satellite

• offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  • "an autocratic person"
  • "autocratic behavior"
• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
  • "autocratic government"

Adj

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

Examples

• Despite his lack of actual authority, his autocratic demeanour annoyed many of his colleagues.
• In recent years, the prime minister has become increasingly autocratic.

Synonyms

authoritarian, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory, tyrannic, tyrannical, monocratic

Related Words

autocracy, autocrat