as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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Recent Examples of pharaoh
The team unearthed statues of Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser, who ruled from 2630 BCE to 2611 BCE, along with his wife and 10 daughters, according to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Friday.
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Nearby, archaeologists found a unique statue of 12 figures, identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely unknown pharaoh who was never mentioned in historical records.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Nearby, archaeologists found a unique statue of 12 figures, identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely unknown pharaoh who was never mentioned in historical records.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaoh
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Satellite imagery captured what remained of a mangled 5,000-ton North Korean naval destroyer damaged during its launch ceremony this week, leaving the country's dictator distraught.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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After the dictator fell, it was made Paraguay’s official language, along with Spanish.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Serena's reluctant to put a target on her husband's head, so June happily reminds her that Gabriel's a tyrant not fit to raise Noah.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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By the end of the finale episode, Kingpin has essentially taken control of the entire city and the Punisher is kidnapped by the corrupt police but Daredevil is assembling his own army to combat the tyrant.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharaoh. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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