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Definition of Tyranny
1. Noun. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Exact synonyms: Absolutism, Authoritarianism, Caesarism, Despotism, Dictatorship, Monocracy, One-man Rule, Shogunate, Stalinism, Totalitarianism
Generic synonyms: Autarchy, Autocracy
Specialized synonyms: Police State
Derivative terms: Absolutist, Absolutistic, Dictator, Stalinist
Generic synonyms: Autarchy, Autocracy
Specialized synonyms: Police State
Derivative terms: Absolutist, Absolutistic, Dictator, Stalinist
2. Noun. Dominance through threat of punishment and violence.
Exact synonyms: Absolutism, Despotism
Generic synonyms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency, Control, Dominance
Derivative terms: Absolutist, Tyrannic, Tyrannical, Tyrannical
Generic synonyms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency, Control, Dominance
Derivative terms: Absolutist, Tyrannic, Tyrannical, Tyrannical
Definition of Tyranny
1. n. The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.
Definition of Tyranny
1. Noun. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power. ¹
2. Noun. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler. ¹
3. Noun. Absolute power, or its use. ¹
4. Noun. Extreme severity or rigour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tyranny
1. the rule of a tyrant [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tyranny
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