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tyranny

behavior of an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty
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tyranny

Summary

tyranny is a form of government[1]. tyranny draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #99 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • tyranny's instance of is recorded as form of government[3].
  • tyranny is a type of autocracy[4].
  • tyranny is part of Plato's five regimes[5].
  • tyranny's said to be the same as is recorded as despotism[6].
  • tyranny's said to be the same as is recorded as dictatorship[7].
  • tyranny's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • tyranny's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].

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Definition and Type

tyranny's instance of is recorded as form of government[3]. tyranny is a type of autocracy[4].

Use and Application

tyranny is part of Plato's five regimes[5].

Why It Matters

tyranny draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #99 of 143).[2] tyranny has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] tyranny is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of → form of government
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