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English noun: tyranny | |||
| 1. | tyranny (group) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||
| Synonyms | absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | autarchy, autocracy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | police state | ||
| 2. | tyranny (state) dominance through threat of punishment and violence | ||
| Synonyms | absolutism, despotism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
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