transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtir-ə-nē ]
noun
( plural -nies )
Etymology: Middle English tyrannie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant
Date: 14th century
1. : oppressive power
every form of tyranny over the mind of man — Thomas Jefferson
especially : oppressive power exerted by government
the tyranny of a police state
2.
a. : a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler ; especially : one characteristic of an ancient Greek city-state
b. : the office, authority, and administration of a tyrant
3. : a rigorous condition imposed by some outside agency or force
living under the tyranny of the clock — Dixon Wecter
4. : a tyrannical act
workers who had suffered tyrannies