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tyrannytyr‧an‧ny /ˈtɪrəni/ noun (plural tyrannies) [countable, uncountable]   tyrannyOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus; ➔ TYRANT - Any political system that refuses to allow people to protest becomes a tyranny.
- He was eager to tell everyone of his father's tyrannies.
- parental tyranny
- the extraordinary struggle against tyranny in South Africa
- He refused to submit to cruelty and tyranny.
- In their hearts, they love tyrannies that suit them.
- Modernization by tyranny is no more likely to work today than it did when Stalin tried it half a century ago.
- People who join citizen militias often believe the government is out of control and armed citizens are needed to prevent federal tyranny.
- The forces of tyranny and aggression shelled the Mandali suburbs, Khurmal and Darband-e-Khan with long-range artillery.
- This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
- We have never watched before how the tyranny began.
- You, as members of the grand jury, are the living barriers between citizens and tyranny.
a government that controls people's lives too much► dictatorship a government in which one person or group has total power and uses it unfairly and cruelly: · In 1971, the country's 10 year military dictatorship came to an end.· Ethiopia's dictatorship was toppled by Eritrean and Ethiopian rebels.· How do we explain the rise in European dictatorship in the 1930s? ► police state a country where the police and other people who work for the government have too much power and control people's lives too much: · The country is a police state and the media is controlled by the government.· "Do you want a free society or a police state?" Stark asked the crowd of about 2,000 people.· The Home Secretary denied that the introduction of identity cards would lead to a police state. ► junta a government run by a small group of army officers who have not been elected but have taken power by force: · All the opponents of the junta have been murdered or imprisoned.military junta: · The country was ruled by a military junta from 1974 until 1982. ► tyranny written a situation in which a government, especially an illegal one, rules unfairly and cruelly: · Any political system that refuses to allow people to protest becomes a tyranny.· the extraordinary struggle against tyranny in South Africa ► totalitarian a totalitarian country or system of government is one in which the government controls every part of people's lives and there is no freedom: · A totalitarian state must maintain complete control of the press.· The country held its first elections after 40 years of totalitarian rule.· The minister called the secret police `a product and a tool of the old totalitarian regime'. ► oppressive an oppressive government treats people in a cruel way, using military force to prevent any opposition: · the oppressive rule of Ceaucescu in Romania· A poor, uneducated people does not have the willpower or knowledge to challenge an oppressive government. 1cruel or unfair control over other people:  Gorky was often the victim of his grandfather’s tyranny. the fight against tyranny2cruel and unfair government: organizations which have criticized the tyrannies of the government3tyranny of the majority the idea that if everyone has the right to vote, they will make decisions which will harm the country4something in your life that limits your freedom to do things the way you want totyranny of the tyranny of the nine-to-five working day |