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Tyrants

A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.

📖 Definitions of "Tyrants"

noun
  1. 1

    A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.

  2. 2

    Any monarch or governor.

  3. 3

    A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.

  4. 4

    (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.

verb
  1. 1

    To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.

  2. 2

    To tyrannize.

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