Having the characteristics of an autocrat; marked by absolute power and authority, with no accountability to others or democratic processes.
From autocrat + -ical (a variant suffix on -ic, meaning 'of or relating to'). An archaic or formal variant of 'autocratic' that emphasizes the nature of absolute rule.
The difference between 'autocratic' and 'autocratical' is basically the difference between describing a boss who makes decisions alone versus describing a boss as a walking, talking embodiment of absolute rule—one is behavioral, the other is almost metaphysical.
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