Brutal and Governing

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Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.

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Governing and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Governing" instead an adjective "Brutal".

Nearby Words: brutish, brute, brutalize, brutality, brutally

Governing adjective - Responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.

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Brutal and governing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Governing".

After accomplishing his plan to Take Over the World (or at least conquer much of it and turning the rest into a Crapsack World), Apocalypse realizes that governing his brutal new dog-eat-dog empire is actually pretty tiresome.

Source: Comic Book / Age of Apocalypse
While brutal dictatorship is the most obvious and well-tested method of governing an occupied planet, have you considered unlimited freedom to indulge in consumption, booze, drugs, sex, food, gewgaws, games, idiotic music, and other forms of entertainment?

Source: Just For Fun / How to Invade an Alien Planet

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