tyranny
English Thesaurus
1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) (noun.group)
hypernym | : | autarchy, autocracy, |
definition | : | a political system governed by a single individual (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | police state, |
definition | : | a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) (noun.group) |
2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)
3. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) (noun.group)
derivation | : | absolutist, |
definition | : | one who advocates absolutism (noun.person) |
derivation | : | dictator, potentate, |
definition | : | a ruler who is unconstrained by law (noun.person) |
derivation | : | stalinist, |
definition | : | a follower of Stalin and Stalinism (noun.person) |
4. dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)
derivation | : | absolutist, |
definition | : | one who advocates absolutism (noun.person) |
5. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) (noun.group)
derivation | : | absolutist, |
definition | : | one who advocates absolutism (noun.person) |
derivation | : | dictator, potentate, |
definition | : | a ruler who is unconstrained by law (noun.person) |
derivation | : | stalinist, |
definition | : | a follower of Stalin and Stalinism (noun.person) |
6. dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)
derivation | : | absolutist, |
definition | : | one who advocates absolutism (noun.person) |
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