Look up: tyranny

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   Tyranny
   a government ruled by a tyrant who uses his power oppressively or unjustly; an absolute ruler; from the Greek word tyrannos.
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   tyranny
   [TI-ran-nee] A system of government in which one person has all the power. Such a ruler is called a 'tyrant'. Tyrants were not necessarily bad rulers. Some peolpe think that Kypselos, the tyrant of Corinth, was a popular leader.
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   Tyranny
   • (n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government. • (n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency. • (n.) Cruel government...
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   tyranny
   (from the article `United Kingdom`) Power fell gradually into the hands of tyrants. Chief of these was Vortigern (c. 425), who, unlike earlier usurpers, made no attempt to become Roman ... ...casually mentions a man called Evarchus as `tyrant` of a small northwestern Greek polis called Astacus in the 420s . But for this chance...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/100
   
   
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   tyranny
   tyranny (s), tyrannies (pl) 1. Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administered; despotism. 2. An arbitrarily cruel exercise of power; a tyrannical act. 3. In Greek history, the office or the administration of a tyrant. 4. Severity; roughness. 5. Etymology: from Old French tyrannie, from Late Latin tyrannia, 'tyranny'; which came from ...
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   tyranny
   A form of government in which one person rules arbitrarily.
   Found on http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html