Thesaurus: tyranny

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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.
2. n. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
3. n. Severity; rigor; inclemency.
4. n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
5. n. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
6. 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.
7. n:100 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