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potentate

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

a ruler who wields great power, especially an autocrat

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Potentate in a sentence

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The aging potentate refused to name a successor to his throne.

Synonyms
rulermonarchsovereigndespot
Antonyms
Common questions

Questions about “potentate

Potentate (noun) means a ruler who wields great power, especially an autocrat
Here is potentate used in an example sentence: "The aging potentate refused to name a successor to his throne."
Common synonyms for potentate include ruler, monarch, sovereign, despot.
Antonyms of potentate include subject, subordinate.
Potentate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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