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 Regimes and Autocratic Spells An autocratic spell refers to the consecutive calendar years a country is ruled by some form of dictatorship. In other words, it is the length of time that a country is not democratic, regardless of any other characteristics of rule.