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1. tyrant
   [n] - a dictator or dictatorial person
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2. tyrant
   Name given to a number of men who seized power in their own ancient Greek cities, the first wave of tyrants occurring in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. They opposed the older hereditary aristocratic...
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3. tyrant
   1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty. ... Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called tyrannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; for the term...
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4. tyrant
   autocrat noun a cruel and oppressive dictator
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5. Tyrant
   • (n.) Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens an...
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6. 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 ... [4 related articles]
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7. tyrant
   tyrant 1. Someone who rules oppressively or cruelly; a despot. 2. Anyone who exercises absolute power without legal warrant, whether ruling well or in a bad way; which is the original meaning in ancient Greece. 3. Etymology: 'absolute ruler', from Old French tyrant (12c.), from Latin tyrannus, 'lo...
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8. tyrant
   tyrant, in ancient history, ruler who gained power by usurping the legal authority. The word is perhaps of Lydian origin and carried with it no connotation of moral censure. With the growth of the constitutional, democratic form of government, especially at Athens, in the 5th cent. B.C. the word too...
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9. Tyrant
   The chief magistrate of the state, whether legitimate or otherwise, who violates the Constitution to act arbitrarily contrary to justice. The term tyrant and usurper, are sometimes used as synonymous, because usurpers are almost always tyrants; usurpation is itself a tyrannical act, but properly spe...
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10. Tyrant
    A tyrant (τύραννος-->, tyrannos) is one who illegally seizes and controls a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the...
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11. Tyrant
    (Resident Evil) The `Tyrant` is the name of a series of boss characters in the Resident Evil video game series. In video games: "Tyrant" is a code name for biologically engineered super soldiers created and used by the sinister Umbrella Corporation. Tyrants make appearances a...
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12. Tyrant
    (comics) `Tyrant` is a fictional, extraterrestrial supervillain in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #81 (June 1993). Fictional character biography: In the distant past, the devourer of worlds, Galactus, created an immensely po...
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13. Tyrant
    (band) `TYRANT` (Tyrant Australia) are a hard rock/heavy metal band from Tasmania, Australia. The band originally formed in the early 1980s as an AOR band called, Slyder – by 2 brothers, Andrew and Robert Zarins. In 1983, childhood friend Neil Wilson joined as singer and the band chang...
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14. Tyrant
    (Spiderbaby Grafix) `Tyrant` is a comic book series published by Spiderbaby Grafix about a Tyrannosaurus rex, written by work=The A.V. Club |date=July 23, 2009 |accessdate=April 10, 2010 -->--> Publication history: There were four issues published in the late 90s. Although cance...
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15. Tyrant
    (Japanese band) `Tyrant` is a Japanese symphonic black metal band. 1994-1996: Tyrant was found in December 1994 by Keisuke. They originally played a rawer, more straight-forward style of black metal. Although Keisuke loved black metal, he believed that a lot of bands, such as Dark Funeral and...
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16. Tyrant
    (Ultra monster) is a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman Taro.Tyrant appeared in Episodes 40. He is one the most popular monsters in the series. Subtitle: . Ultraman Taro : Stats : Height: 62m Weight: 57,000 tons Powers and Abilities: Parts : History : Tyrant was cre...
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17. Tyrant
    (Circle album) `Tyrant` is the twenty-fourth album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle. It was issued as a limited edition CD by Southern Records as part of their Latitudes series in 2006, then subsequently re-issued as a double-vinyl LP in 2008. Like other releases in the Latitudes seri...
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