as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture
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Recent Examples of tyrant
But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
History teaches us that tyrants typically consolidate their power by mocking intellectuals.
—Elisa Manfredini, Time, 14 June 2025
Our country's fight for equality and freedom, which has inspired democratic movements around the world, was born out of a city under occupation that refused to bow to a tyrant.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Their father, Murray, was an aspiring songwriter and a tyrant.
—Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
History teaches us that tyrants typically consolidate their power by mocking intellectuals.
—Elisa Manfredini, Time, 14 June 2025
Our country's fight for equality and freedom, which has inspired democratic movements around the world, was born out of a city under occupation that refused to bow to a tyrant.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Their father, Murray, was an aspiring songwriter and a tyrant.
—Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrant
dictator
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Talks between Israel and Syria are ongoing, which would have been unthinkable during the reign of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose partnership with Iran and insistence that Israel hand over the Golan Heights to Damascus in exchange for normalization nipped any détente in the bud.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The uniform marks him as a firefighter from the old regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 after a nearly 14-year civil war.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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