The Clue
Rule before a revolution, maybe (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TYRANNY
Tags
Notes
The answer TYRANNY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Despotism
Cause for revolution
Revolution's enemy, maybe
Definition
TYRANNY as a noun:
1. (dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny) = a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
2. (absolutism, tyranny, despotism) = dominance through threat of punishment and violence