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tyrants

noun as in person who dictates, oppresses

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"The UK & USA must send the message that we don't let tyrants win!," he posted.

From BBC

"The Russians came to this country and helped the tyrants, oppressors, and invaders," says Abu Hisham, as he celebrated the fall of the regime in Damascus.

From BBC

Trump is a great danger who is comparable with other tyrants and evildoers who shouldn’t have been elected — but he was elected.

From Salon

Harris says U.S. foreign policy should be based on strong alliances with other democracies, not cynical partnerships with tyrants like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.

Donald Trump, like the other autocrats, dictators, and tyrants he admires, will not let a crisis go to waste.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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