THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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tyrant
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traitor
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Detailed explanation-1: -tyrant. noun. ty·rant ˈtī-rənt. : a ruler who has no legal limits on his or her power by law or constitution. : a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A tyrant is a ruler who is cruel and unjust.
Detailed explanation-4: -A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else. He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships.
Detailed explanation-5: -A dictator is someone who has absolute power-or who at least behaves as if they do by bossing others around. In government, a dictator is a ruler who has total control over a country, with no checks or balances to prevent abuse of power.