noun
- A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc..
- synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism
- Dominance through threat of punishment and violence.
- synonyms: absolutism, despotism
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). tyranny. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/tyranny/definitions/1317902 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "tyranny" http://smartdefine.org/tyranny/definitions/1317902 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, tyranny, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/tyranny/definitions/1317902>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "tyranny" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/tyranny/definitions/1317902> |