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Another word for oppressor

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Noun

  1. An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive

      1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
      2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.
      3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person:
      1. Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed:
      2. A practitioner or supporter of such a government.
      1. A powerful, influential political figure who exercises leadership and control by force.
      2. One who performs feats of strength, as at a circus.
      1. A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
      2. A dictator.
      1. An absolute ruler.
      2. A tyrant; a despot.
      3. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.
      1. A ruler with absolute power.
      2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
      3. A Byzantine emperor or prince.
      1. An older brother.
      2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
      3. An omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government.
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Sentence Examples

  • I have been no avaricious oppressor of the people.

  • - He must be blind who sees not what the English have wrought in Egypt; the gates of justice stand open to the poor; the streams flow through the land and are not stopped by order of the strong; the poor man is lifted up and the rich man pulled down, the hand of the oppressor and the briber is struck when outstretched to do evil.

  • The first efforts of Urquiza to rouse the country against the oppressor were unsuccessful, but in 1851 he concluded an alliance with Brazil, to which Uruguay afterwards adhered.

  • The Hungarian government is regarded by the Slav, Ruman and German inhabitants of the monarchy as an oppressor for endeavouring to force everybody within the realm to learn the.

  • In opposing Napoleon, " the oppressor of Europe and the disturber of the world's peace," Alexander in fact already believed himself to be fulfilling a divine mission.

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