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/ˈtərəni/ · noun
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly..
He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?
Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression.
Use tyranny when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tyranny means A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly..
Common synonyms include autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, absolute monarchy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?
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