Thesaurus results for PHARAOHS

pharaohs

noun

plural of pharaoh

as in dictators

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people

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Recent Examples of pharaohs This is the third immersive experience presented at South Florida PBS Studios, following presentations on Leonardo Da Vinci and Egyptian pharaohs. —

Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 Leprosy still existed, pharaohs did not. —

Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025

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But often those intentions stumble into a political quagmire where democratic dreams turn into civil war, once-compliant dictators become embarrassments and American soldiers return home in body bags.

— Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
In the post-colonial era, Arab dictators established secular laws, but these legal systems favored the ruling clique.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026