☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Autocrat

A ruler with absolute, unrestricted power; one who governs according to personal will rather than law. In comparative constitutional law, autocracy is the antithesis of the rule of law and constitutional governance.

Etymology: Greek 'autokrates' (ruling by oneself), from 'autos' (self) + 'kratos' (power, strength) · Category: Constitutional Law · Source: Aristotle, 'Politics'; comparative constitutional scholarship
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