supreme leaders
Highest political authorities
Supreme leaders are heads of state or government who hold absolute or near-absolute power, typically in authoritarian regimes.
The title often suggests power unchecked by democratic institutions: North Korea's supreme leader, Iran's supreme leader.
The phrase can be used sarcastically for anyone acting with unilateral authority: Our supreme leader has declared no more meetings on Fridays.
- autocratSole wielder of power
- tyrantsOppressive absolute rulers
- iron fistBrutal autocratic rule
- sovereignSupreme in power
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
rulers · commanders · crown · monarch · divine right · suzerain · czarina · caliph · potentate · sultan · satrap · doge · emperor · dynast · overlord · pharaoh · absolutism · absolute power
supreme leaderselected representatives
Chosen holders of public office
parliamentarians · legislators · delegates · public servants · prime ministers
supreme leaderscommon people
Non-elite members of society
subordinates · the masses · ordinary citizens · followers · underlings
supreme leaderspolitburos
Communist party leadership councils
assemblies · committees · juntas · triumvirates · parliaments
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