The Clue
Tyranny (9 letter answer)
The Answer
DESPOTISM
Tags
Notes
The answer DESPOTISM is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
System espoused by tyrants
Definition
DESPOTISM as a noun:
1. (absolutism, tyranny, despotism) = dominance through threat of punishment and violence
2. (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.)