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.
Full Definition of AUTOCRACY. 1. : the authority or rule of an autocrat. 2. : government in which one person possesses unlimited power.3. : a community or state governed by autocracy. See autocracy defined for English-language learners.See autocracy defined for kids.utocracy. noun auÂ·tocÂ·raÂ·cy \oÌ-Ëtae-ËtÃ¤-krÉ\. SÄ. : tweet a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total. : power a country that is ruled by a person or group with total. power