tyranny

tyrannie

Gouvernement d’une personne ayant tous les pouvoirs, surtout si elle traite la population avec cruauté et injustice.

En anglais simple : Government by one person with complete power, especially when that person treats people cruelly and unfairly.

• They lived under a cruel tyranny.
• The dictator maintained his tyranny through fear.
• The revolt ended decades of tyranny.

Synonymes : dictatorship, despotism

Contraires : democracy

Expressions courantes : live under tyranny, brutal tyranny, overthrow a tyranny

tyrannie, oppression

Contrôle absolu sur d’autres personnes, souvent exercé avec cruauté ou injustice.

En anglais simple : Complete control over others, often used cruelly or unfairly.

• Everyone feared the boss’s tyranny.
• She resisted the tyranny of her older brother.
• His petty tyranny made family life miserable.

Synonymes : oppression, domination, despotism

Expressions courantes : tyranny of someone, petty tyranny, domestic tyranny

tyrannie, autoritarisme

Gouvernement qui sert ses dirigeants ou des groupes puissants en ignorant les souhaits de la population.

En anglais simple : Government that serves its leaders or powerful groups while ignoring what ordinary people want.

• Citizens protested against political tyranny.
• The wealthy elite imposed a new tyranny.
• The constitution aims to prevent the tyranny of a ruling class.

Synonymes : authoritarianism, despotism

Contraires : democracy

Expressions courantes : political tyranny, resist tyranny, tyranny of something

tyrannie

Fonction d’un dirigeant au pouvoir absolu, ou territoire qu’il gouverne.

En anglais simple : The position held by a ruler with complete power, or the territory that ruler controls.

• He seized the tyranny of the city.
• The ancient account describes his years in the tyranny.
• His son inherited the tyranny after his death.

Expressions courantes : hold the tyranny, seize the tyranny, ancient tyranny