tyranny
暴政,专制,霸王条款,专制主义
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plural tyr·an·nies.
- : arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
- : the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
- : a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
- : oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler.
- : undue severity or harshness.
- : a cruel or harsh act or proceeding; an arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical action.
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It is a woeful abuse of history to claim the filibuster protects the minority from the tyranny of the majority.
These tactics jettison a different kind of tyranny — the tyranny of the click — and leverage the duration of readers’ engagement instead.
Memory releases our mental life from the tyranny of the present moment.
We are here today to declare that we will never submit to tyranny.
Lewis’s concept was that even that would be preferable to “omnipotent moral busybodies” being in charge, because he said that could lead to what “may be the most oppressive” form of tyranny.
Applying the apartheid label is incorrect—and is also confusing because it obscures the tyranny which is in force.
This platform can be a force multiplier for those struggling against tyranny.
The Bill of Rights, and especially the First Amendment, were intended to protect the powerless from the tyranny of the powerful.
In one fell swoop, the Supreme Court has constrained government power, expanded corporate rights, and protected religious tyranny.
It also called for the establishment of laws and institutions that might protect minorities against the tyranny of the majority.
The object of these scarli is to manifest the popular exultation at the annihilation of feudal .