as in tyrant
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
a petty tyrannizer, the alcoholic father made his family suffer the cost of his many personal failures
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Examples range from businesses like Enron, Tyco, and Bernie Madoff, along with historical tyrants like Stalin or Hitler to modern figures like Putin, and industries like tobacco that knowingly harm users for profit.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026 -
The American origin story is rooted in the notion that George III was its vanquished villain, an irrational tyrant who oppressed the American colonists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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One of the world’s most celebrated road trips owes its existence to a dictator’s obsession.—
Mark Johanson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 June 2026
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The president’s controversial response to the article seemed to take aim at the column’s calls for order and authority, which Petro appeared to compare to the totalitarian regime under Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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“Tyrannizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrannizer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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