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A leader who replaced the suggestion box with a mirror.
means A ruler who holds absolute power, answering to no constitution, court, or inconvenient citizen.
from From Greek autokrates, self-ruling, joining autos (self) with kratos (power) — power held by, and answerable to, oneself alone.
Russian titleTsars officially styled themselves Autocrat of All Russias.
Versus democracySame kratos root, opposite source of power.
Lonely metricYes-men inflate ego and starve information equally.