Meaning & use
tyranny
Cruel, unjust, and arbitrary rule or control by a person or group holding power.
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The rebels fought for decades to free their country from tyranny.
Employees described the department under its old manager as a small tyranny.
A note on using this word
Tyranny is used both for harsh political rule by a government and, more loosely, for any unfair or oppressive exercise of authority in daily life.
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