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.
Autocratic leadership definition Autocratic derives from the words auto (Greek for self) and cratic, which implies rule. Autocratic leaders often view themselves like automobile engines that drive people under their tutelage or command, whether itâs a mayor of a large city, a company CEO or an agency director.