Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tyranny: A form of government or rule characterized by cruel, oppressive, and unjust use of power. It implies the absence of law and the arbitrary exercise of authority, often for the benefit of the ruler and to the severe detriment of the people.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chế độ đó là một nền bạo chính. (That regime is a tyranny.)
  • Nhân dân đã lật đổ nền bạo chính. (The people overthrew the tyranny.)
  • Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều triều đại bạo chính. (History records many tyrannical dynasties.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bạo chính" is a formal, literary word often used in historical, political, or philosophical discussions about governance and power.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe any situation where authority is exercised in a brutally oppressive manner, not just in a political context.

Variants and Related Words

• Bạo chúa (n): Tyrant. Refers specifically to the oppressive ruler themselves.
  • Bạo chúa cuối cùng đã bị lật đổ. (The last tyrant was overthrown.)
• Bạo ngược (adj/n): Tyrannical / Tyranny. Emphasizes cruelty and violence.
• Chuyên chế (adj/n): Autocratic / Autocracy. Focuses on absolute, centralized power, which may or may not be as violently oppressive as "bạo chính".

Synonyms

• Tyranny: Cruel and oppressive government or rule.
• Despotism: The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
• Oppression: Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

Related Idioms

• While "bạo chính" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • "Dưới ách bạo tàn": Under a cruel/tyrannical yoke.

    • Người dân sống dưới ách bạo tàn. (The people lived under a tyrannical yoke.)

noun

1. Tyranny