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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The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.
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John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Some tyrants just can’t resist meddling with the calendar.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
By his final run for the project, in October, the all-too-familiar streets of his neighborhood had become a prison of his own creation, the stickman equal parts muse and tyrant.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Perhaps Lucius should blame the emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger), monstrous twin tyrants who have sent the empire spiralling into decadence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Some tyrants just can’t resist meddling with the calendar.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
By his final run for the project, in October, the all-too-familiar streets of his neighborhood had become a prison of his own creation, the stickman equal parts muse and tyrant.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Perhaps Lucius should blame the emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger), monstrous twin tyrants who have sent the empire spiralling into decadence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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