plural tyrannies
plural tyrannies
Learner's definition of TYRANNY
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: cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others暴政；专横 [noncount]
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The refugees were fleeing tyranny.难民们正在逃离专制统治。
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He was dedicated to ending the tyranny of slavery.他致力于结束奴隶制度的暴政。
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a nation ruled by tyranny暴政统治下的国家
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the tyranny of the majority [=a situation in which a group of people are treated unfairly because their situation is different from the situation of most of the people in a democratic country]多数人的暴政
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 2
[count] : a government in which all power belongs to one person : the rule or authority of a tyrant专制政府；专制统治