Literary notes about Autocratic (AI summary)
In literature the term "autocratic" is often employed to connote absolute authority and a domineering approach, whether referring to governmental systems or individual temperaments. It describes a mode of rule where power is exercised with little regard for opposition, as seen when sovereigns consolidate wealth and influence by bending institutions to their will [1], or when it characterizes a ruler whose behavior leaves no room for dissent [2]. At other times, the adjective serves to contrast autocratic control with more democratic, participatory structures, highlighting the tension between centralized power and individual autonomy [3, 4]. Overall, "autocratic" encapsulates a style of leadership that is marked by rigidity, dominance, and an all-encompassing nature of authority [5, 6].
- The autocratic sovereigns desired to enlist the wealth and influence of the Church in their behalf; they coveted her lands, her taxes, and her courts.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes - Mr. Harling, therefore, seemed to me autocratic and imperial in his ways.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather - This plot was another element in the autocratic education of Nicholas I and his successors.
— from The Romance of the Romanoffs by Joseph McCabe - The answer is clear, for Protestantism is democratic, while Romanism is autocratic.
— from Aliens or Americans? by Howard B. (Howard Benjamin) Grose - Then, in the most autocratic, Napoleonic style, he scrapped the company.
— from Spinster of This Parish by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell - I like the dogmatic and autocratic, "thus saith the Lord," of theology, much better than the "suit yourself" of these gentlemen.
— from Is Life Worth Living Without Immortality?A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society, Chicago by M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian
