Engelsk navneord: tyranny |
1. | tyranny (om gruppe) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | autarchy, autocracy |
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| Mere specifikke termer | police state |
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2. | tyranny (om tilstand) dominance through threat of punishment and violence |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | absolutism, despotism |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance |
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