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potentatesnounpl. of potentate one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authorityCharles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father autocrats, monarchs, rulers, sovereigns(also sovrans) corulers(or co-rulers)Caesars, czars(also tsars or tzars), emirs(or amirs also ameers), emperors, empresses, kaisers, khans, khedives, kings, lords, mikados, moguls, princes, queens, satraps, shahs, sultans, suzerainsauthoritarians, Big Brothers, despots, dictators, führers(or fuehrers), monocrats, overlords, paramounts, tyrants |