noun
- a person who possesses great power, especially a monarch or ruler
Usage: formal
Examples
- The ancient potentate ruled over a vast empire.
- Local potentates gathered to discuss trade agreements.
- The oil-rich nation was controlled by a wealthy potentate.
- Medieval potentates often lived in magnificent castles.
- The documentary explored the lives of Eastern potentates.
- She wrote a biography of the famous potentate.