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tyranny

noun(tyr-an-ny)

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,

tyranny

noun(tyr-an-ny)

dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Synonyms: absolutism, despotism,

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