- TYRANNY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TYRANNY is oppressive power; especially : oppressive power exerted by government How to use tyranny in a sentence
- TYRANNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
TYRANNY meaning: 1 government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their… Learn more
- TYRANNY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Tyranny definition: arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority See examples of TYRANNY used in a sentence
- tyranny noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of tyranny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- TYRANNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny, you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them
- tyranny - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
tyranny (countable and uncountable, plural tyrannies) A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler Absolute power, or its use A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes
- Tyranny - definition of tyranny by The Free Dictionary
1 arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority 2 the government or rule of a tyrant 3 a state ruled by a tyrant 4 oppressive or unjust government 5 undue severity or harshness 6 a tyrannical act
- tyranny, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Factsheet What does the noun tyranny mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tyranny See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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