Definitions from Wiktionary (tyranny)
▸ noun: A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
▸ noun: The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
▸ noun: Absolute power, or its use.
▸ noun: A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
▸ noun: Extreme severity or rigour.
tyranny of the majority,
Tyranny and Mutation,
Tyranny of Souls,
The Tyranny of Structurelessness,
Tyranny of small decisions,
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▸ noun: A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
▸ noun: The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
▸ noun: Absolute power, or its use.
▸ noun: A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
▸ noun: Extreme severity or rigour.
Similar:
dictatorship,
Caesarism,
despotism,
monocracy,
authoritarianism,
totalitarianism,
shogunate,
Stalinism,
absolutism,
one-man rule,
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Types:
autocracy,
oligarchy,
plutocracy,
theocracy,
military junta,
dictatorship,
monarchy,
democracy,
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Adjectives:
political,
petty,
absolute,
british,
domestic,
ecclesiastical,
spiritual,
cruel,
spanish,
religious,
military
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