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
Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant.
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
In the year 3000, humans fight back against the Psychlos, a race of aliens led by a nine-foot-tall tyrant with dreadlocks (Travolta).
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Ready to meet the season's new allies, enemies, tyrants, and giants?
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
At the time, Athens had just emerged from a period of dictatorship and some of his students had been among the tyrants who sought to take down Athens’ democracy.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
In the year 3000, humans fight back against the Psychlos, a race of aliens led by a nine-foot-tall tyrant with dreadlocks (Travolta).
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Ready to meet the season's new allies, enemies, tyrants, and giants?
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
At the time, Athens had just emerged from a period of dictatorship and some of his students had been among the tyrants who sought to take down Athens’ democracy.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrant
dictator
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Now, is that the same as a soldier betting on the capture of a vicious dictator?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now some people, or maybe just One People, might chuckle at that, thinking dictator Kim Jong Un’s FAILING Ryugyong hotel makes the One People’s library a shoo-in for Best in Show Vainglorious Architecture Awards.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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