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TYRANNIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Example:

a tyrannical government

Synonyms:

authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannic; tyrannical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

undemocratic (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals)

Derivation:

tyranny (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)

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