Definition of iron hand
: stern or rigorous control
- ruled with an iron hand
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With college basketball now at a similar crossroads, the NCAA called on a commission, not an iron hand.
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The Assad family ruled the country with an iron hand but largely abided by a de facto ceasefire with Israel, preferring that its terrorist allies do the direct fighting.
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Despite the government’s iron hand, street crime is surging.
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First Known Use of iron hand
circa 1570
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