📚 noun • entry_id 18471

tyranny

/ˈtərəni/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

tiranía

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.

tiranía

Absolute power, or its use.

Phrases

anarcho-tyranny tyrannical tyranny of the majority tyranny of the masses

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