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Tyrant
01
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
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
tyrants
Examples
The people rose up against the tyrant who had ruled with an iron fist for decades.
02
a person who exercises power in a cruel, oppressive, or abusive way
Examples
He didn't see himself as a tyrant, but everyone else did.
03
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
