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Tyranny

Tyranny Meaning & Definition
Tyranny Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tyranny?

[n] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
[n] dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tyranny: absolutism | absolutism | authoritarianism | Caesarism | despotism | despotism | dictatorship | monocracy | one-man rule | shogunate | Stalinism | totalitarianism

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See Also | ascendance | ascendancy | ascendence | ascendency | autarchy | autocracy | control | dominance | police state

Tyranny In Webster's Dictionary

\Tyr"an*ny\, n. [OE. tirannye, OF. tirannie, F. tyrannie; cf. It. tirannia; Gr. ?, ?, L. tyrannis. See {Tyrant}.] 1. 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. ``Sir,'' would he [Seneca] say, ``an emperor mote need Be virtuous and hate tyranny.'' --Chaucer. 2. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster. 3. Severity; rigor; inclemency. The tyranny of the open night's too rough For nature to endure. --Shak.

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