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Definition of Tyranny

• (n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.
• (n.) Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
• (n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency.

Synonyms of Tyranny

• Dictatorship
• Absolutism
• Authoritarianism
• Caesarism
• Despotism
• Monocracy
• One-Man Rule
• Shogunate
• Stalinism
• Totalitarianism
• Absolutism
• Despotism

Antonyms of Tyranny

Homophones of Tyranny