| 词汇 | potentate |
| 释义 | potentate noun[ C ] literaryuk /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/ us /ˈpoʊ.t̬ən.teɪt/ a ruler who has a lot of power, especially one whose power is not limited, for example by the existence of a parliament权力大的统治者;（尤指不受议会等约束的）君主 Compare dictatordisapproving Powerful people & dictators absolute authority all-powerful anti-establishment authoritarian autocrat despot dictator dictatorial establishment figurehead grey eminence non-establishment oligarch oppressor plutocrat power broker tyrant voiceless warlord éminence grise Examples of potentatepotentate Yes, they will, at least so far as the probabilities of the potentate's continuing to be generous look pretty good. And he suggests that it does not matter by his lights that this access is dependent on the whim of someone like our potentate. The latter were already condemned in 1739 as morally corrupt, vain petty potentates who squandered what little credit and resources they possessed on indigent luxury. Pettit's example of a powerful figure is an 'oil-rich potentate' who whimsically spends his fortune on giving people what they want. Falrad, as much a warlord and a feudal potentate as an abbot, forcibly tried to extricate his abbey from the jurisdiction of the local bishops. Let them keep the potentate and his coterie sweet + let them adopt suitable postures of abasement and ingratiation + and they can give their future a very bright, functioning complexion. By virtue of what inherent qualities was this potentate endowed with this mass of coupons? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are, however, other potentates who roam about the country from whom the threat is great. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody flatters himself he is a potentate with any great power, and nobody demands any privileges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people will know what weight these potentates attach to being treated with full recognition of their dignity and prestige. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be that on occasions, tired after their day's work, perhaps entertaining visiting potentates, they drive home in their company car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must say that they will defend the monarch from "foreign prelates, potentates and powers". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall have some hesitation about tackling the potentate again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who will go to the expense of bidding when such a potentate with such a purse enters the fray? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this the only potentate who refuses to keep quiet without a subsidy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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