Preview（腕試し）

Ayako: My boss is hard to work for--he's really oneman.

Sven: Well, I'm sure he isn't two men!

Ayako: No, no--I mean he decides everything by himself, and he runs the office like it's his little kingdom.

Sven: Ah, I see. He sounds very autocratic. You must think he is:

A. a one person

B. a bureaucrat

C. a democrat

D. an autocrat

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

kingdom = 王国

infamous = 悪名高い

adjective = 形容詞

Examples（例文）

Autocrat is one possible translation of oneman.

Ayako's boss is a true autocrat. Every decision in the office has to be approved by him personally--he won't even let employees buy pencils until he says it's OK.

Another word that could be used to describe an autocrat is dictator.

Ayako thinks her boss acts like a dictator.

Hitler is probably the most infamous dictator in history.

Exercises （練習） Other forms of the word "autocrat."

adjective form

1. The adjective for democrat is democratic, and the adjective for bureaucrat is bureaucratic, so the adjective for autocrat must be ____________ .

A. autocratic

B. aristocratic

C. automatic

D. wonderful

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noun form (meaning the system of leadership)

2. If a democrat (in the general sense) believes in democracy, what does an autocrat believe in?

A. automobiles

B. autocracy

C. onemanship

D. automation

Thanks to Tamae for this one!