What is tyranny? tyranny is tirania
What is tirania?
- A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.
Un govern en el qual un sol governant té un poder absolut.
- The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
El càrrec, autoritat o jurisdicció d'un governant absolut.
- Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: "I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man” ( Thomas Jefferson).
Poder absolut, especialment quan s'exerceix de manera injusta o cruel:
- Use of absolute power.
Ús del poder absolut.
- A tyrannical act.
Un acte tirànic.
- Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.
Duresa o gravetat extrema; Rigor.