tyranny tyranny /ˈtɪrəni/

noun

1. () A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)  ( absolutism , authoritarianism , Caesarism , despotism , monocracy , one-man rule , shogunate , Stalinism , totalitarianism , dictatorship , tyranny )
   a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
   
   
2. Dominance through threat of punishment and violence  ( absolutism , tyranny , despotism )
   dominance through threat of punishment and violence