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Tyrant
01
tiran, despoot
a ruler or leader who has absolute power and uses it in a cruel and oppressive way, without any regard for the rights or well-being of others
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The tyrant's oppressive policies left the nation in a state of fear and despair.
De onderdrukkende beleidsmaatregelen van de tiran lieten de natie in een staat van angst en wanhoop achter.
02
tiran, despoot
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
03
tiran, despoot
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
