Tyranny

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  • noun. Unjust or oppressive governmental power.
  • noun. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.
  • noun. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The oppressive or unjust use of power.
  • noun. A tyrannical act.
  • noun. An oppressive or harshly limiting condition.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The rule of a tyrant in the ancient sense; the personal government of one of the Greek tyrants; a state or government having an uncontrolled ruler bearing the title of tyrant.
  • noun. The office or incumbency of a tyrant; a tyrant's administration or tenure; the system of government by tyrants.
  • noun. Hence A tyrannical government; a lawless autocracy or despotism.
  • noun. Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of anthority; unmerciful rule.
  • noun. A tyrannical action or proceeding; an instance of despotic rule or conduct.
  • noun. Severity; harshness; stringency.
  • noun. Synonyms Despotism, Autocracy, etc. See despotism.
  • noun. Oppression, Despotism, etc. See oppression.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Cruel government or discipline.
  • noun. Severity; rigor; inclemency.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power.
  • noun. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • noun. Absolute power, or its use.
  • noun. Extreme severity or rigour.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  • noun. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
    • Word Usage
    "One reason is what we call the "tyranny of the shoulds.""
    cross-reference
    autocracy  
    Hypernym
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    ascendance  ascendancy  ascendence  ascendency  control  
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    ambition  anarchy  corruption  despotism  domination  
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    Caesarism  Nazism  Stalinism  absolute monarchy  absolutism  
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