MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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oppressive & cruel
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kind & fair
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weak & indecisive
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strong & respectful
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tyrannical ruler wields absolute power and authority, and often wields that power unjustly, cruelly, or oppressively.
Detailed explanation-2: -unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most typical definition will call it a “cruel and oppressive government or rule.” Or (in Merriam-Webster) “cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others.” There’s also a definition related to a form of government: “a government in which all power belongs to one person.”
Detailed explanation-4: -A tyrant (from Ancient Greek (túrannos) ‘absolute ruler’), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler’s sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-5: -unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic. a tyrannical ruler.