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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