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单词 potentate
释义 po·ten·tate
\ˈpōtən.ˌtāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English potentat, from Late Latin potentatus, from Latin, power, from potent-, potens potent, powerful + -atus -ate
1. : one who possesses great power or sway : ruler, prince, dictator
 < was not an oriental potentate, but a modern, liberal, constitutional monarch — Time >
 < these great potentates of Paris fashion — E.O.Hauser >
 < son of a mighty film potentate — Bennett Cerf >
2. archaic : a powerful nation, city, or company
3. : the chief officer of a secret fraternal order
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