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  1. tyranny of the majority: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tyranny of the majority: Merriam-Webster
  3. tyranny of the majority: Wiktionary
  4. Tyranny of the majority: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (tyranny of the majority)

noun:  (politics) A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects.

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