22 entries under expression topic. ×

4
absolute power(noun, authority)
4
reign of terror(noun, idiom, severity, dictatorship)
3
iron hand(idiom, severity, cruelty, domination)
3
martial law(idiom, severity, cruelty, domination)
3
police state(noun, idiom)
2
brute force(idiom, severity)
2
despotic rule
2
iron heel(idiom, severity)
1
deprivation of freedom
1
rule of might
0
arbitrary power(idiom, severity)
0
brute strength(idiom, severity)
0
hold back(verb, phrasal verb)
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iron rule(idiom, severity)
0
iron sway(idiom, severity)
0
keep back(verb, phrasal verb)
0
put down(verb, phrasal verb)
0
strong hand(idiom, severity)
0
tight grasp(idiom, severity)
0
tight hand(idiom, severity)
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