supreme ruler
Top political authority
A supreme ruler is someone who holds absolute authority over a state or domain, answering to no higher power.
The phrase suggests unchecked sovereignty: The emperor styled himself supreme ruler of all he surveyed.
It often carries connotations of autocracy or dictatorship, though it may also describe legitimate monarchs with total governing power.
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- kingMale crowned ruler
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- Napoleon BonaparteFrench military dictator
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
emperor · Genghis Khan · military dictator · caliph · empire · czar · crown · autocrat · head of state · dominance · dictator · absolutism · iron fist · sovereignty · overlord · Julius Caesar · sultan · Queen Victoria
supreme rulerfigurehead
Nominal leader, no authority
puppet ruler · subject · subordinate · titular head · vassal
supreme rulerfigurehead
Nominal leader, no authority
puppet leader · titular head · rubber stamp · lame duck · constitutional monarch
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