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ty·rant T0450400 (tī′rənt) n. 1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler. 2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally. 3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person: My boss is a tyrant.
[Middle English, from Old French, alteration (influenced by -ant, present participle ending) of tyran, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos, absolute ruler, despot, possibly from Luwian tarwanis, ruler; see terə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] tyrant (ˈtaɪrənt) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot2. any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner3. anything that exercises tyrannical influence4. (Historical Terms) (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper[C13: from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos]ty•rant (ˈtaɪ rənt)
n. 1. a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. 2. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. 3. a tyrannical or compulsory influence. 4. an absolute ruler, esp. one in ancient Greece or Sicily. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin tyrannus < Greek týrannos] tyrantA Greek synonym for king or ruler, not necessarily denoting one who has seized power unconstitutionally or who rules oppressively.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tyrant - a cruel and oppressive dictator autocrat, despotczar - a person having great powerpotentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law | | 2. |  tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to itruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" | | 3. |  tyrant - any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
tyrantnoun dictator, bully, authoritarian, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, despot, autocrat, absolutist, martinet, slave-driver, Hitler Since 1804 the country has been mostly ruled by tyrants.Quotations
"The hand of vengeance found the bed"
"To which the purple tyrant fled;"
"The iron hand crushed the tyrant's head,"
"And became a tyrant in his stead" [William Blake The Grey Monk]
"Tyrants seldom want pretexts" [Edmund Burke letter to a Member of the National Assembly]
"Nature has left this tincture in the blood,"
"That all men would be tyrants if they could" [Daniel Defoe The History of the Kentish Petition]
"When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,"
"And when he cried the little children died in the streets" [W.H. Auden Epitaph on a Tyrant]tyrantnoun1. An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive:Big Brother, despot, dictator, führer, man on horseback, oppressor, strongman, totalitarian.2. One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority:authoritarian, autocrat, despot, dictator, martinet, totalitarian.Translationstyrant (ˈtairənt) noun a cruel and unjust ruler. The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 專制統治者，暴君 专制统治者，暴君 tyrannical (tiˈrӕnikəl) adjective , tyrannous (ˈtirənəs) of or like a tyrant. a tyrannical ruler; His actions were tyrannous. 暴君的，專制的，殘暴的 暴君的，专制的，残暴的 tyˈrannically, ˈtyrannously adverb 專制地 专制地tyrannize, tyrannise (ˈti-) verb to rule or treat (a person or people) cruelly and unjustly. He tyrannizes his family. 施行暴政 施行暴政ˈtyranny (ˈti-) noun an action, or the method of ruling, of a tyrant. People will always resist tyranny. 暴政 暴政tyrant
tyrant, in ancient history, ruler who gained power by usurping the legal authority. The word is perhaps of Lydian origin and carried with it no connotation of moral censure. With the growth of the constitutional, democratic form of government, especially at Athens, in the 5th cent. B.C. the word took on its negative sense. Many tyrants ruled well and with benefit to their subjects. Greek tyranny was in the main an outgrowth of the struggle of the rising popular classes against the aristocracy or plutocracy. The usual procedure was for a leader to win popular support, overthrow the existing government, and seize power for himself. The 7th cent. B.C. saw the rise of the tyrant Cypselus and his son, PerianderPeriander
, d. 585 B.C., one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, tyrant of Corinth. His rule raised his city to a high state of prosperity, and he established friendly relations with other rulers.
..... Click the link for more information. , of Corinth, and the 6th cent. B.C. was the time of the tyrants CleisthenesCleisthenes,
fl. 510 B.C., Athenian statesman. He was the head of his family, the Alcmaeonidae, after the exile of Hippias, and with Spartan help had made himself undisputed ruler of Athens by 506 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. of Sicyon in the Peloponnesus, PolycratesPolycrates
, d. c.522 B.C., tyrant of Samos. He established Samian naval supremacy in the Aegean Sea and tried to control the archipelago and mainland towns of Ionia. He dominated the E Aegean, capturing the island of Rhenea (now Rinía) and defeating the Lesbians, who had
..... Click the link for more information. of Samos, and PisistratusPisistratus
, 605?–527 B.C., Greek statesman, tyrant of Athens. His power was founded on the cohesion of the rural citizens, whom he consolidated with farseeing land laws. His coup (c.560 B.C.) was probably not unpopular.
..... Click the link for more information. of Athens, followed by his sons HipparchusHipparchus
, c.555–514 B.C., Athenian political figure, son of Pisistratus. After the death of his father, he was closely associated with his brother Hippias, tyrant of Athens, in ruling the Athenian city-state.
..... Click the link for more information. and HippiasHippias
, tyrant (527 B.C.–510 B.C.) of Athens, eldest son of Pisistratus. Hippias governed Athens after the death of his father. His younger brother Hipparchus was closely associated in office with him until Hipparchus was assassinated in 514 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. . The tyrants of Sicily were the products of more or less the same causes as those in Greece, but tyranny was prolonged by the threat of Carthaginian attack, which facilitated the rise of military leaders with the people united behind them. Such Sicilian tyrants as GelonGelon
, d. 478 B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler. As tyrant of Gela, his native city, he interfered in the struggle for power in Syracuse (485 B.C.) and made himself the leader of the popular party there. From that time he ruled Syracuse and dominated Greek Sicily. In 480 B.C.
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, 5th cent. B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler, tyrant of Syracuse (478–467 B.C.). He succeeded his brother Gelon. A noted patron of literature, Hiero had Simonides, Pindar, and Aeschylus at his court.
..... Click the link for more information. , Hiero IIHiero II,
d. c.215 B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler, tyrant of Syracuse (c.270–c.215 B.C.). He showed such ability and distinction after Pyrrhus left Sicily (275 B.C.) that he was made commander in chief of the Syracusans and was later chosen (c.265 B.C.) tyrant or king.
..... Click the link for more information. , Dionysius the ElderDionysius the Elder,
c.430–367 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 B.C.) a measure to elect truly democratic generals, he secured for himself one of these generalships.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Dionysius the YoungerDionysius the Younger,
fl. 368–344 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army.
..... Click the link for more information. maintained lavish courts and were patrons of culture. The Thirty TyrantsThirty Tyrants,
oligarchy of ancient Athens (404–403 B.C.). It was created by Lysander under Spartan auspices after the Peloponnesian War. Critias and Theramenes were prominent members. It was overthrown at Piraeus (now Piraiévs) by Thrasybulus.
..... Click the link for more information. were not tyrants in the usual sense. Bibliography See P. N. Ure, The Origin of Tyranny (1922); A. Andrewes, The Greek Tyrants (1956, repr. 1968). tyrant1. a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot 2. (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper Tyrant
TYRANT, government. The chief magistrate of the state, whether legitimate or otherwise, who violates the constitution to act arbitrarily contrary to justice. Toull. tit. prel. n. 32.
2. The term tyrant and usurper, are sometimes used as synonymous, because usurpers are almost always tyrants; usurpation is itself a tyrannical act, but properly speaking, the words usurper and tyrant convey different ideas. A king may become a tyrant, although legitimate, when he acts despotically; while a usurper may cease to be a tyrant by governing according to the dictates of justice.
3. This term is sometimes applied to persons in authority who violate the laws and act arbitrarily towards others. Vide Despotism. tyrant
Synonyms for tyrantnoun dictatorSynonyms- dictator
- bully
- authoritarian
- Big Brother
- oppressor
- control freak
- despot
- autocrat
- absolutist
- martinet
- slave-driver
- Hitler
Synonyms for tyrantnoun an absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressiveSynonyms- Big Brother
- despot
- dictator
- führer
- man on horseback
- oppressor
- strongman
- totalitarian
noun one who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authoritySynonyms- authoritarian
- autocrat
- despot
- dictator
- martinet
- totalitarian
Synonyms for tyrantnoun a cruel and oppressive dictatorSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to itRelated Wordsnoun any person who exercises power in a cruel wayRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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