Definition of 'tyranny'

Noun

1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
      Synonyms: dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism Caesarism despotism monocracy one-man rule shogunate Stalinism totalitarianism
2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
      Synonyms: absolutism despotism

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