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tyranny
has definitions from the fields of politics,government
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[ noun ] (politics,government) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)The world exploded when Fascism challenged all concepts of peace and liberty , and the outraged , freedom loving peoples of the Capitalist and Socialist worlds combined forces to stamp Fascist tyranny into cringing submission . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority , Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '' , which , he said , `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government , a negative on the others , prevents all partial or local legislation '' . (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)There results a study of literature freed from the tyranny of the contemporary . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government) dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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