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| ty·rant [ trənt ] (plural ty·rants) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. absolute ruler: an absolute ruler who exercises power cruelly and unjustly
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2. authoritarian person: an unjust and oppressive exerciser of authority
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3. ancient Greek ruler: in ancient Greece, a ruler who took control of a state without legal sanction and governed with absolute power
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| [13th century. Via Old French< Latin tyrannus< Greek turannos] |
