Potentate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ruler who is unconstrained by law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊtəntˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊtəntˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊtəntˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊtəntˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dictator

Word Forms

dictatorial	adjective	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
dictatorship	noun	a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
dictate	verb	rule as a dictator

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Potentat

ein Herrscher, der keinem Gesetz unterliegt

🇫🇷French

potentat

un dirigeant qui n'est pas contraint par la loi

🇪🇸Spanish

potentado

un gobernante que no está limitado por la ley

🇮🇹Italian

potentato

un governante non vincolato dalla legge

🇳🇱Dutch

potentaat

een heerser die niet door de wet wordt beperkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

potentado

um governante que não é limitado pela lei

🇷🇺Russian

властитель

правитель, не ограниченный законом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महाराजा

एक शासक जो कानून से अप्रतिबंधित है

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্তিশালী

একজন শাসক যিনি আইন দ্বারা সীমাবদ্ধ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றல் வாய்ந்த

சட்டத்தால் கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படாத ஒரு ஆட்சியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

శక్తివంతమైన

చట్టం ద్వారా నిర్బంధించబడని పాలకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

सामर्थ्यवान

एक शासक जो कायद्याने अनियंत्रित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળવાન

એક શાસક જે કાયદા દ્વારા અનિયંત્રિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ

ಕಾನೂನಿನ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧವಿಲ್ಲದ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശക്തിയുള്ള

നിയമത്തിൻ്റെ നിയന്ത്രണമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ഭരണാധികാരി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਕਤਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਸਕ ਜੋ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੇਰੋਕ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاقتور

ایک ایسا حکمران جو قانون سے بے نیاز ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

统治者

不受法律约束的统治者

🇯🇵Japanese

強力にする

法に拘束されない統治者

🇰🇷Korean

유력자

법의 제약을 받지 않는 통치자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có quyền lực

một người cai trị không bị ràng buộc bởi pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

มีศักยภาพ

ผู้ปกครองที่ไม่มีกฎหมายจำกัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

penguasa

seorang penguasa yang tidak dibatasi oleh hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

makapangyarihan

isang pinunong hindi pinipigilan ng batas

🇲🇾Malay

berkuasa

seorang pemerintah yang tidak terikat oleh undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاكم

الحاكم الذي لا يقيده القانون

🇮🇷Persian

قدرتمند

حاکمی که در قانون محدودیتی ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

hükümdar

kanunlarla sınırlandırılmayan bir hükümdar

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלִיט

שליט שאינו מוגבל בחוק

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