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au·tarch

(ô′tärk)

An absolute ruler; a despot.

[Greek autarkhos, self-governing, autarch; see autarchy¹.]

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autarch

(ˈɔːtɑːk)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an absolute ruler

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