tyranny

暴政、専制政治

一人が全権を握る政治。特に人々を残酷かつ不公平に扱うもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： dictatorship, despotism

反対語： democracy

よく使う表現： live under tyranny, brutal tyranny, overthrow a tyranny

横暴、圧制

他人を完全に支配すること。しばしば残酷または不公平に行われる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： oppression, domination, despotism

よく使う表現： tyranny of someone, petty tyranny, domestic tyranny

圧政、独裁政治

一般の人々の望みを無視し、指導者や有力集団の利益を優先する政治。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： authoritarianism, despotism

反対語： democracy

よく使う表現： political tyranny, resist tyranny, tyranny of something

僭主の地位

全権を持つ支配者の地位、またはその支配する領土。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： hold the tyranny, seize the tyranny, ancient tyranny