Reactionary
Reactionary adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.
Tyrannical and reactionary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannical" instead an adjective "Reactionary".
Tyrannical
Tyrannical adjective - Exercising power or authority without interference by others.
Reactionary and tyrannical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reactionary" instead an adjective "Tyrannical".
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- The King and the Majordomo each seem dismissive of the other's belief that they're the one in charge, and apparent new primary threats (the reactionary Fonteins, the increasingly tyrannical Domina, etc.) turn out to be manipulated by the then-thought-dead Majordomo.
Source: The Big Bad Shuffle
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