noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Any political system that refuses to allow people to protest becomes a tyranny .
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He was eager to tell everyone of his father's tyrannies.
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parental tyranny
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the extraordinary struggle against tyranny in South Africa
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He refused to submit to cruelty and tyranny .
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In their hearts, they love tyrannies that suit them.
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Modernization by tyranny is no more likely to work today than it did when Stalin tried it half a century ago.
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People who join citizen militias often believe the government is out of control and armed citizens are needed to prevent federal tyranny .
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The forces of tyranny and aggression shelled the Mandali suburbs, Khurmal and Darband-e-Khan with long-range artillery.
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This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
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We have never watched before how the tyranny began.
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You, as members of the grand jury, are the living barriers between citizens and tyranny .