adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ -t ə - ' kra-tik
Variant: also au · to · crat · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Date: 1823
1 : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : ABSOLUTE <an autocratic government>
2 : characteristic of or resembling an autocrat : DESPOTIC <an autocratic ruler>
– au · to · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb