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   Tyr·an·ny

   /ˈtirənē/

   

   noun

   • 1. cruel and oppressive government or rule: "people who survive war and escape tyranny"
   • ▪ a nation under cruel and oppressive government.
   • ▪ cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control: "the tyranny of the nine-to-five day"
   • ▪ (especially in ancient Greece) rule by one who has absolute power without legal right.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus (see tyrant).

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