Meaning & Definition of Tyranny in English
English⟶
Tyranny
/tɪrəni/
noun
1. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
synonym:
- dictatorship,
- absolutism,
- authoritarianism,
- Caesarism,
- despotism,
- monocracy,
- one-man rule,
- shogunate,
- Stalinism,
- totalitarianism,
- tyranny
2. Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
synonym:
- absolutism,
- tyranny,
- despotism