tiranija
1. samodrštvo, despotizem, tiranija, absolutizem, samovlada, diktatura, diktatorstvo, avtoritarizem, totalitarizem, stalinizem, šogunat
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [oblika vladavine, kjer je vladar absolutni diktator (brez omejitev s strani ustave, zakonov ali opozicije itd.)]
2. despotizem, tiranija, absolutizem
dominance through threat of punishment and violence [prevlada z grožnjami kaznovanja in nasilja]