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n. One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.

n. One who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor: industrial potentates.

n. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler

n. One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.

n. A person who possesses power or sway; a prince; sovereign; monarch; ruler.

n. A power; state; sovereignty.

n. A trade-name of an explosive consisting of a mixture of finely divided guncotton (about 45 to 65 per cent.) with potassium nitrate.

n. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

"Nothing helps her more than to be attacked by her enemies (think of the phenomenon as a slightly bizarre twist on FDR's maxim about an unsavory Latin American potentate: "He may be an S.O.B., but he's our S.O.B.")."

swayer    ruler   

potence    potent    potency   

jean-claude duvalier    tyrant    der fuhrer    Mussolini    strongman    el caudillo    tojo eiki    francisco franco    Hitler    il duce   

state    ruler   

chieftain    magnate    despot    ruler    dignitary    baron    conqueror    dictator    personage    nobleman