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tyranny
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a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power a popular uprising replaced that nation's tyranny with freedom and democracy Synonyms of tyranny absolutism, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, Caesarism, czarism (also tsarism or tzarism), dictatorship, totalism, totalitarianism, despotismWords Related to tyranny monarchism, monarchy, monocracy; Big Brother, Big Brotherism, Communism, fascism, Nazism; domination, oppressionNear Antonyms of tyranny democracy, self-governance, self-government, self-rule; freedom, self-determination; autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty)
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