tyrannical has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ adjective ] marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

Examples

"the oppressive government" "oppressive laws" "a tyrannical parent" "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

Related terms

domineering

2
[ adjective ] of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship

Synonyms

tyrannic

Examples

"tyrannical suppression of liberty"

Related terms

dictatorship dictatorship

3
[ adjective ] (politics) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Examples

"an authoritarian regime" "autocratic government" "despotic rulers" "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war" "a tyrannical government"

Related terms

undemocratic

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