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Categories: Ancient Roman government, Positions of authority, Ancient Greek tyrants, Ancient Greek government, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference

tyrant Aisymnetai Greek tyrant Hoi Tyrannoi Social tyranny

In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it WordNet 3.0

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In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A tyrant, 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. Wikipedia

Despotic ruler or person. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution Wikidata

In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it. OmegaWiki

A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. Wiktionary

Historical / Ancient Greece: usurper. Wiktionary (translation)

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