tyranny
- noun (n)
Meaning: dictatorship
Synonyms:
absolutism
authoritarianism
autocracy
coercion
cruelty
despotism
domination
fascism
high-handedness
imperiousness
monocracy
oligarchy
oppression
peremptoriness
reign of terror
severity
terrorism
totalitarianism
totality
unreasonableness
Antonyms:
democracy
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