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tyranni — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tyrant noun A ruler who governs cruelly and unfairly, often having seized power illegally.

Senses

tyranni is used for these senses in English:

  • tyrant A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
  • tyrant flycatcher Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.

tyrant — full definition

  1. noun A ruler who governs cruelly and unfairly, often having seized power illegally.
  2. noun Informally, anyone who treats the people under them harshly or unfairly.

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