as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture
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Twice in five days this White House has dubbed European democratic leaders tyrants, falsely, while declining to mention the Kremlin’s authoritarian record in the same speech.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Having been tapped by President Trump, very soon Rep. Elise Stefanik will step away from her upstate congressional district and make a fine ambassador to the United Nations, taking on the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans and various other dictators and tyrants on the East Side.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Once upon a time, his wealthy father, the eponymous Pedro Páramo (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) ruled these parts like a tyrant.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
His son Bashar took power, and in time proved to be an even more vicious tyrant than his father.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Having been tapped by President Trump, very soon Rep. Elise Stefanik will step away from her upstate congressional district and make a fine ambassador to the United Nations, taking on the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans and various other dictators and tyrants on the East Side.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Once upon a time, his wealthy father, the eponymous Pedro Páramo (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) ruled these parts like a tyrant.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
His son Bashar took power, and in time proved to be an even more vicious tyrant than his father.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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