cruel and oppressive government or rule.
"people who survive war and escape tyranny"
Similar:
despotism
absolutism
absolute power
autocracy
dictatorship
undemocratic rule
reign of terror
totalitarianism
Fascism
oppression
suppression
repression
subjugation
enslavement
authoritarianism
high-handedness
imperiousness
bullying
harshness
strictness
severity
cruelty
brutality
ruthlessness
injustice
unjustness
Opposite:
democracy
liberality
a nation under cruel and oppressive government.
cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control.