tyr·an·ny
tyr·an·ny/ˈtirənē/
noun
cruel and oppressive government or rule.
"people who survive war and escape tyranny"
synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute power, autocracy, dictatorship, undemocratic rule, reign of terror, totalitarianism, Fascism, oppression, suppression, repression, subjugation, enslavement, authoritarianism, high-handedness, imperiousness, bullying, harshness, strictness, severity, cruelty, brutality, ruthlessness, injustice, unjustness
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What does tyranny mean in simple terms?
plural tyrannies. 1. : a government in which all power is in the hands of a single ruler. 2. : harsh, cruel, and severe government or conduct.
What is the correct meaning of tyranny?
A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else. He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships. Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
What are the three types of tyranny?
Tyrant
to government by one individual (in an autocracy)
to government by a minority (in an oligarchy, tyranny of the minority)
to government by a majority (in a democracy, tyranny of the majority)
What is an example of a tyranny?
Stalinism in the former Soviet Union is another example, particularly during the Great Purge of the 1930s, when even members of the ruling Politburo perished. The Nazi regime of 1933-45 Germany, ruled by Adolph Hitler, is another classic example of governmental tyranny, with mass extermination in the Holocaust.
The meaning of TYRANNY is oppressive power; especially : oppressive power exerted by government. How to use tyranny in a sentence.
government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly:.
Tyranny, in the Greco-Roman world, an autocratic form of rule in which one individual exercised power without any legal restraint. In antiquity the word ...
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler. oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler. undue severity or harshness.
tyranny · noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) · noun. dominance ...
A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.
(tyrannos, 'tyrant', was perhaps a Lydian word) was the form of monarchy set up by usurpers in many Greek states in the 7th and 6th cents. bc.
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[count] : a government in which all power belongs to one person : the rule or authority of a tyrant. The king sought an absolute tyranny over the colonies.
tyranny · unfair or cruel use of power or authority. a victim of oppression and tyranny; The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
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2. Cruel government or discipline; as the tyranny of a master. 3. Unresisted and cruel power. 4. Absolute monarchy cruelly administered.
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