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How do you use Potentate in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dictator or ruler, plus the exact meaning.

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Potentate in a sentence

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Potentate meaning

  1. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
  2. A powerful polity or institution.
  3. A self-important person.

Synonyms of Potentate

dictator ruler swayer

Related words

Other words often associated with Potentate or its synonyms:

someone mortal individual somebody person soul speaker authoritarian utterer rule measure talker

Using Potentate

  • The main meaning on this page is: A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler. | A powerful polity or institution. | A self-important person.
  • Useful related words include: dictator, ruler, swayer.
  • In the example corpus, potentate often appears in combinations such as: the potentate, potentate in.

Context around Potentate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

totalitarian 1× first 1× persian 1× khazar 1×

Often after:

across 1× shah 1×

Sentence patterns with Potentate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a khazar potentate in the 1× its totalitarian potentate even as 1× many a potentate across the 1× of the potentate in his 1× the first potentate 1× the local potentate the u 1× the persian potentate shah ismael 1× to the potentate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and unlike those 1× apparently you have 1× donald trump has 1× in each context 1× reportedly he even 1× the just concluded 1×

Common sentence endings:

across the world 1× fuel and weapons 1× his august presence 1× lord in persia 1× some other bailout 1× sviatoslav s death 1×

Words around Potentate

Just before it in the word index:

potent 667 potens 3 potency 179 potencies 5 potempa 2 potemkin 22

Just after it in the word index:

potentates 2 potentia 3 potential 18.092 potentialities 16 potentiality 25 potentially 5.210

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Potentate

  • In this selection, "potentate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, totalitarian, first, persian, across and shah stand out and add context to how "potentate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a khazar potentate in the and its totalitarian potentate even as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "potentate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with potentate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fleming was the first Potentate. (5 words)

In each context he offered his services to the potentate. (10 words)

The Mandgelis Document refers to a Khazar potentate in the Taman Peninsula around 985, long after Sviatoslav's death. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

And unlike those cartel companies run by flunkies of the local potentate, the U.S. oil industry couldn’t run to the government for sovereign wealth fund investment or some other bailout. (32 words)

Apparently you have to swear an oath of allegeance not to American's laws or Constitution nor even a flag, but to the Person of the Potentate in His August Presence. (31 words)

The just concluded World Cup tournament diverted attention from the brutalising, neo-liberal economic policies of many governments, and the heavy malice of many a potentate, across the world. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

The just concluded World Cup tournament diverted attention from the brutalising, neo-liberal economic policies of many governments, and the heavy malice of many a potentate, across the world.

In each context he offered his services to the potentate.

Donald Trump has slavishly rewarded the North Korean regime, providing praise and prestige to its totalitarian potentate even as it continues to develop nuclear fuel and weapons.

And unlike those cartel companies run by flunkies of the local potentate, the U.S. oil industry couldn’t run to the government for sovereign wealth fund investment or some other bailout.

Apparently you have to swear an oath of allegeance not to American's laws or Constitution nor even a flag, but to the Person of the Potentate in His August Presence.

Fleming was the first Potentate.

Reportedly, he even received a letter from the ambassador of the Persian potentate Shah Ismael, inviting Afonso to become a leading lord in Persia.

The Mandgelis Document refers to a Khazar potentate in the Taman Peninsula around 985, long after Sviatoslav's death.

Common combinations with potentate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "potentate" in a sentence?
An example: "The just concluded World Cup tournament diverted attention from the brutalising, neo-liberal economic policies of many governments, and the heavy malice of many a potentate, across the world." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "potentate" from authentic English texts.
What does "potentate" mean?
Potentate means: A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
What are synonyms of "potentate"?
Common synonyms of "potentate" include: dictator, ruler, swayer.
How many example sentences with "potentate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "potentate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.