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tyrant
noun as in person who dictates, oppresses
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Example Sentences
In a statement, Jones quoted Thomas Jefferson, who said, “ the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
In a statement, Supervisor Janice Hahn said that federalizing local law enforcement and sending the U.S. military to American cities is “what tyrants do.”
When an imperial power is in peril, unless there is a significant course correction, potential tyrants can take control, with the urge to destroy sovereign nations abroad and crush sacred freedoms at home.
With these two kooky tyrants, you just never know.
Netanyahu has accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilians, promising that Israel will "exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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