| ADJECTIVE | all | tyrannic, authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule |
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| Meaning | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. | |
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| Example | "a tyrannical government" | |
| Synonyms | authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical | |
| Broader | undemocratic | not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals |
| Spanish | autocrático, autoritario, despótico, dictatorial, tiránico | |
| Catalan | dictatorial, tirànic | |
| Nouns | tyranny | dominance through threat of punishment and violence |
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