tyranny
US
UK tyranny n: (despotism)
SC 专制统治 zhuān zhì tǒng zhì
TC 專制統治
TC 專制統治
Anyone who accuses the king of tyranny will be put to death.
tyranny n: (regime: dictatorship)
SC 独裁 dú cái
TC 獨裁
TC 獨裁
SC 专政 dú cái，zhuān zhèng
TC 專政
TC 專政
The tyranny of the government has rendered the citizens virtual prisoners in their own land.
tyranny n: (unjust use of power)
SC 专横 zhuān hèng
SC 暴政 zhuān hèng，bào zhèng
SC 暴虐 zhuān hèng，bào nüè
The government's tyranny finally came to an end with the military coup.
tyranny of the majority n: (democracy's threat to individual rights)
SC 多数暴政 duō shǔ bào zhèng
TC 多數暴政
TC 多數暴政
SC 多数人的暴政 duō shǔ bào zhèng，duō shù rén de bào zhèng
SC 多数派的专制 duō shǔ bào zhèng，duō shù pài de zhuān zhì
The United States Bill of Rights was written to protect citizens from a tyranny of the majority.