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ty·rant
 tyrant
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- pronunciation:
- taI
r
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A tyrant is a ruler of a country who has total control of the government and the people. A tyrant may use illegal, cruel, and unfair methods to restrict the freedom of the people and to stay in power.
The tyrant controlled all the newspapers, and journalists who dared to say anything against the tyrant were put in prison.- similar words:
- dictator
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