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Definition of potentate noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

potentate

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈpoʊtnˌteɪt//
 
(literary) (often disapproving)
 
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a ruler who has a lot of power, especially when this is not restricted by anyone else in the government
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