The term has also been used as an approbation or form of praise. This may refer to the recipient's status as the leader or authority within a particular context, or it might be assumed to be a shortened form of a phrase like He is the man (who is in charge).
autocratic - characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; an authoritarian regime; autocratic government; despotic rulers; a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war; a tyrannical government. authoritarian, tyrannic, tyrannical, despotic, dictatorial.
n. 1. the practice of a skill or habit to the point whereby it becomes routine and requires little if any conscious effort or direction. 2. the state of individuals who obey compulsive thoughts so automatically that the resulting behavior may be described as automata (see automaton).