as in tyrants
formal
a person who is very strict and demands obedience from others
The prison's warden was a cruel martinet.
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Noun
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After more than a century of plunder and strife, under tyrants as diverse as King Leopold II of Belgium and Mobutu Sese Seko, the present-day DRC still occupies the dark heart of the continent in much of the world’s imagination.—
Holden Frith,
TheWeek,
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The rule of law that once distinguished American power from the impunity of tyrants has been deliberately dismantled, one opinion at a time.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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This is what dictators do, not American presidents.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Coup-proofing is an art, and many dictators now spend a great deal of effort making sure that their own generals will not attempt to overthrow them.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Martinets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martinets. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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