noun
See tyranny in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives:
absolutism, autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy. See over, politicsAbsolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly:
autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism. See over, politicsLearn more about tyranny
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