tyranny

Definition of tyranny in English English dictionary: The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler; Extreme severity or rigour; Absolute power, or its use; A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated; {n} cruel government, unjust severity, rigor; The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government; Severity; rigor; inclemency; {i} unchecked use of power and authority; government in which all power is vested in one absolute dictator; despotic or oppressive act; domineering or despotic behavior; A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else. Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny; {i} oppression, coercive power (esp. by a government); position or role of a tyrant; strict and harsh condition imposed by an external person or force; dominance through threat of punishment and violence; If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny, you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny; Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster; a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc ); You can describe something that you have to use or have as a tyranny if you think it is undesirable or unpleasant. The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life
tyranny of the majority: A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects
The biggest problem is the numerically larger group's use of elections and other legitimate democratic forms to ensure its dominance—a tyranny of the majority.
tyranny of the majority: Stifling of dissent by those voted into power by the majority
tyranny of the majority: The potential of a majority to monopolize power for its own gain to the detriment of minority rights and interests
tyranny of the majority: Where the majority has political power but do nothing to ensure the political rights of the minority
tyranni: New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
tyrannies: plural of tyranny
tyrannously: tyrannically, despotically, cruelly

Turkish - English

Definition of tyranny in Turkish English dictionary: zulüm

tyranny

Hyphenation

tyr·an·ny

Turkish pronunciation

tîrıni

Synonyms

absolutism, authoritarianism, autocracy, coercion, cruelty, despotism, domination, fascism, high-handedness, imperiousness, monocracy, oligarchy, oppression, peremptoriness, reign of terror

Antonyms

democracy

Pronunciation

/ˈtərənē/ /ˈtɪrəniː/

Etymology

[ 'tir-&-nE ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannia, “tyranny”) τύραννος (turannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrrant”).