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tyrannies in British English

plural noun
tyranny
 

tyranny in British English

(ˈtɪrənɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -nies
1. 
a. 
government by a tyrant or tyrants; despotism
b. 
similarly oppressive and unjust government by more than one person
2. 
arbitrary, unreasonable, or despotic behaviour or use of authority
the teacher's tyranny
3. 
any harsh discipline or oppression
the tyranny of the clock
4. 
a political unit ruled by a tyrant
5. 
(esp in ancient Greece) government by a usurper
6. 
a tyrannical act
Derived forms
tyrannous (ˈtyrannous)
adjective
tyrannously (ˈtyrannously)
adverb
tyrannousness (ˈtyrannousness)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant

Examples of 'tyrannies' in a sentence
tyrannies

Our grandparents and parents fought tyrannies that threatened the freedom of the world.
The Sun (2016)
But both are tyrannies, utterly unaccountable to the people they rule.
The Sun (2011)
But there is no virtue in accepting the small tyrannies of a recalcitrant power.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Most tyrannies have scarcely cracked an inch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He, by contrast, managed to free himself from this most fundamental of tyrannies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is not doing what other tyrannies do and covering up.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Tyrannies the world over find it impossible to take.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The neighbours of tyrannies would be overwhelmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Without him we would understand ourselves less and be less brave against tyrannies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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