Meaning

4 senses

  1. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

    Potentat, Potentatin

    властели́нvlastelín

    повели́тельpovelýtelʹ, вели́тельvelýtelʹ, воло́да́рvolódár

  2. A powerful polity or institution.

  3. (derogatory)A self-important person.

  4. (humorous)Someone acting in an important role.

More definitions
  • a ruler who is unconstrained by law

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Foolishness and disregard for life elect delusional potentates.

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Translations

8 languages
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By meaning 1
a powerful leader:
Русский
By meaning 1
a powerful leader:
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a powerful leader:

Origin

From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, politica

From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“to be able”).

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Forms

plural: potentates
Singularpotentate
Pluralpotentates

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a ruler who is unconstrained by law:dictator

Word family

5 related words
RelatedpotentB2potentialB1potencepotencypotentiality

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
potatoA1potencypotentB2potentialB1potentiallyB2pothole

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