19
despot(noun, person, master, boss, over)
18
tyrant(noun, person, master, over, tyrant)
12
dictator(noun, person, over, ruler, tyrant)
11
emperor(noun, leader, ruler, sovereign, king)
11
oppressor(noun, tyrant)
10
monarch(noun, master, ruler, potentate)
8
sovereign(noun, master, ruler, potentate)
7
czar(noun, ruler, monarch, emperor)
7
ruler(noun, leader, sovereign, monarch, premier)
6
absolute ruler(noun, expression, idiom)
6
authoritarian(noun, person, over, dictator)
6
potentate(noun, master, monarch)
5
Caesar(noun, dictator)
5
majesty(noun, potentate)
5
martinet(noun, person, over)
5
totalitarian(noun, person, over, tyrant, dictator)
5
tsar(noun, ruler, sovereign)
4
absolute monarch(noun, expression, idiom)
4
lord(noun, potentate)
3
bully(noun, teaser, oppressor, tyrant, dictator)
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