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Meanings of tyranny in inglês
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Usage of tyranny in inglês
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Their economy is in ruins; their political system is an Orwellian tyranny.
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It afflicts the cities; it is a tyranny in the country districts.
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The trouble in Russia just now is the tyranny of the minority.
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Individual accumulation is responsible for crime; crime necessitates laws; laws breed tyranny.
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We talked about the war metaphors and the tyranny of positive thinking.
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Until recently, I was feeling stifled by the tyranny of the new.
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The problem is that one person's tyranny is another's universal healthcare bill.
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And remember that there is no tyranny in the State of Confusion.
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Thus do the results of tyranny aid in the overthrow of tyrants.
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The poison of indolence is in our blood-thetendency to centralized tyranny.
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Once, in the Holy Alliance, that Concert itself became an intolerable tyranny.
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The government of the revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny.
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Nor was the regular police of the city an engine of tyranny.
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The force employed by tyranny and injustice accomplishes nothing permanent in history.
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The tyranny of the King's unfair laws of taxation and religious intolerance.
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It is quite as harsh as the tyranny of the old-fashioned despots.
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common