English noun: potentate | |||
1. | potentate (person) a ruler who is unconstrained by law | ||
Synonyms | dictator | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ruler, swayer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | autocrat, despot, shogun, strongman, tyrant | ||
Instance hyponym | Adolf Hitler, Baby Doc, Benito Mussolini, Der Fuhrer, Duvalier, Duvalier, El Caudillo, Francisco Franco, Franco, Francois Duvalier, General Franco, Hitler, Il Duce, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Mussolini, Papa Doc, Tojo, Tojo Eiki, Tojo Hideki | ||