A king or ruler who exercises his power in an oppressive, unjust, or cruel manner; a despot.
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > who governs badly > unjust or oppressive (6) tyrant1297 A king or ruler who exercises his power in an oppressive, unjust, or cruel manner; a despot. Nimrod?1548 A tyrannical ruler; a tyrant. Obsolete. Tamerlane?1572 Used allusively for a person like Timur, a conqueror, a scourge, a despot. Also attributive and in other combinations, as Tamerlane-like adj. or adv. subject-monger?1608 a person who exploits his or her subjects. sultan1662 An absolute ruler; gen. a despot, tyrant. Subcategories:— dread of (1) |
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