Tyrant
noun
1.
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
2.
any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
3.
a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
4.
an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
noun
1.
a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot
2.
any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner
3.
anything that exercises tyrannical influence
4.
(esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper
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