Dictionary Check: tyranny

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"tyranny" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonyms:
dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism Caesarism despotism monocracy one-man rule shogunate
noun

dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Synonyms:
absolutism despotism

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