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  1. The meaning of TYRANT is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution. How to use tyrant in a sentence. What makes someone a tyrant?

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    A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty.

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    Ty·rant
    /ˈtīrənt/

    noun

    • 1. a cruel and oppressive ruler: "the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations" Similar dictatordespotautocratabsolute ruler
    • 2. a tyrant flycatcher.
  4. noun. a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. Synonyms: dictator, autocrat, despot. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. a tyrannical or compulsory influence. an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily. tyrant. / ˈtaɪrənt / noun.

  5. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: Tamir, one of several sons of the exiled ruler, vowed he would liberate his country from the tyrant. figurative humorous Overnight my boss seems to have turned into a tyrant. Synonyms. autocrat.

  6. TYRANT definition: 1. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: 2. a ruler…. Learn more.

  7. A tyrant is a ruler who is cruel and unjust. Here's an idea for a game: list all the tyrants in history and vote for the worst tyrant of all time. Don't limit yourself to 20th or 21st century ones like Hitler and Stalin and Saddam Hussein.

  8. tyrant, a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power. In the 10th and 9th centuries bce, monarchy was the usual form of government in the Greek states.

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