as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture
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Recent Examples of tyrant
Their father, Murray, was an aspiring songwriter and a tyrant.
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Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
The reality of Trump’s administration—the contempt for law both at home and abroad, the bullying, the abrogation of agreements and treaties, the threats against allies, and the cuddling up to tyrants—is plain to see.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
The Russian tyrant has now cost his country hundreds of thousands of lives and huge portions of its military capability.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Never mind that the Dodgers have been a rip-roaring success on the Golden Coast and that O’Malley was forced into a corner by a New York City tyrant named Robert Moses.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
The reality of Trump’s administration—the contempt for law both at home and abroad, the bullying, the abrogation of agreements and treaties, the threats against allies, and the cuddling up to tyrants—is plain to see.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
The Russian tyrant has now cost his country hundreds of thousands of lives and huge portions of its military capability.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Never mind that the Dodgers have been a rip-roaring success on the Golden Coast and that O’Malley was forced into a corner by a New York City tyrant named Robert Moses.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrant
dictator
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His meetings with the Russian dictator last for hours.—
Andrew Ryvkin,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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The signs and costumes were the real show, ranging from clever wordplay and depictions of President Donald Trump as a dictator, to profane expressions calling for an end to ICE raids that had been conducted in the city for about a week prior.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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