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tyrant

noun

ˈtī-rənt

Definition of tyrant

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 Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 However, his team describes Fred as a tyrant, who is uncaring and belligerent and micro-manages everything. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Because, after all, as in all of Haber’s novels, the point is not really what is happening in the world but what is happening in the mind—in this case the mind of the pettiest of tyrants. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tyrant

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Trump’s latest move aligns him with Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin, the architect of the war in Ukraine.

— Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026
Lee came of age under the military dictator Park Chung-hee, who imposed a midnight curfew and strict censorship of everything from newspapers to pop songs.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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