different between plutocrat vs autocrat

English

Alternative forms

• ploutocrat (archaic)

Etymology

From pluto- +? -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + ?????? (krátos, “power, might”).

Noun

plutocrat (plural plutocrats)

1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

   Synonyms: oligarch, (rare) tycoonocrat

Related terms

• plutocracy
• plutocratic

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French ploutocrate

Noun

plutocrat m (plural plutocra?i)

1. plutocrat

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek ?????????? (autokrat?s, “sovereign”), from ????- (auto-, “self”) (combinatory form of ????? (autós)) + ?????? (kratía, “rule”) (from ?????? (krátos, “strength, power”)).

Noun

autocrat (plural autocrats)

1. An absolute ruler with infinite power.

   Synonyms: autocrator, despot, dictator, monarch, tyrant, strongman

2. A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.

Translations

• autocracy

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “autocrat”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• actuator

Romanian

Etymology

From French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek ?????????? (autokrat?s, “sovereign”), from ????- (auto-, “self”) (combinatory form of ????? (autós)) + ?????? (kratía, “rule”) (from ?????? (krátos, “strength, power”)).

Noun

autocrat m (plural autocra?i)

1. An autocrat.

Declension

Related terms

• autocra?ie