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potentate
UK
/ˈpəʊtənteɪt/
US
/ˈpoʊtənteɪt/
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potentate
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potentates
pl
UK
/ˈpəʊtənteɪt/
US
/ˈpoʊtənteɪt/
potentat
S’emploie souvent avec une nuance péjorative pour un dirigeant autoritaire.
The local factory owner behaved like a petty potentate, dictating every aspect of his workers' lives.
Le propriétaire de l’usine se comportait comme un petit potentat, dictant chaque aspect de la vie de ses employés.
potentat
The potentate ruled over the kingdom with absolute authority.
Le potentat régnait sur le royaume avec une autorité absolue.
Additional translations
despote
Pour un souverain ou dirigeant exerçant un pouvoir oppressif ou autocratique.
Synonyms
emperor
potentate
overlord
dictator
king
monarch
sovereign
ruler
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potentate
noun
A person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler.
The potentate ruled over the kingdom with absolute authority.
A person who wields autocratic or oppressive power; a despot.
The local factory owner behaved like a petty potentate, dictating every aspect of his workers' lives.
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