tyranny
tyranny /ˈtɪrəni/
noun
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(
)
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
(
absolutism
, authoritarianism
, Caesarism
, despotism
, monocracy
, one-man rule
, dictatorship
, shogunate
, Stalinism
, totalitarianism
, tyranny
)
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
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Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
(
absolutism
, tyranny
, despotism
)
dominance through threat of punishment and violence