Tyranny
Tyranny noun - A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.
Usage example: a popular uprising replaced that nation's tyranny with freedom and democracy
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Synonyms for Tyranny
Totalism and tyranny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Totalism" instead a noun "Tyranny".
Totalism
Totalism noun - A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.
Usage example: warned that forfeiture of civil liberties for the sake of security would only result in the terror of totalism
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Synonyms for Totalism
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Related pairs
- oppression and tyranny
- oppression and totalism
- monarchy and tyranny
- monarchy and totalism
- domination and tyranny
- domination and totalism
- autocracy and tyranny
- autocracy and totalism
- despotism and tyranny
- despotism and totalism
- dictatorship and tyranny
- dictatorship and totalism
- fascism and tyranny
- fascism and totalism
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