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tyrant
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2009
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ty·rant
/ ˈtīrənt/
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n.
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a cruel and oppressive ruler:
the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.
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a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way:
her father was a tyrant and a bully.
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(esp. in ancient Greece) a ruler who seized power without legal right.
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a tyrant flycatcher.
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The tyrant executive.
Magazine article from: Advances in Competitiveness Research; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...on the power stage, tyrants do not hesitate to use...or political arena, tyrants share three primary characteristics...serves as an example of a tyrant executive who levels...when they are labeled tyrants or accused of acting...scandals have repositioned tyrant executives, among others...
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The perfect tyrant
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 4/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...standard few qualify as useful tyrants. All of which got me thinking...excellent at it, to be the perfect tyrant. In another movie, "The...defining trait of the perfect tyrant - making others better by setting...it back at me. The perfect tyrant is to business what the monster...
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 "Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)")
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American Indian dictators no different from world tyrants
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 6/6/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...different from world tyrants FRANK JOHN KING III...Russian dictator and tyrant, called in two likely...we also have our tyrants and dictators. There...them subservient. A tyrant needs to break the...that are removing tyrants for mismanagement...Look beyond the tyrant an
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Hail the tyrant who has mastered tyranny; at least things get done
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...standard few qualify as useful tyrants. All of which got me thinking...excellent at it, to be the perfect tyrant. In another movie, "The...defining trait of the perfect tyrant - making others better by setting...it back at me. The perfect tyrant is to business what the monster...
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REVIEW; Strong Tyrant' engages mind symbolically, literally
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/24/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the program was Paul Dresher's "The Tyrant," an operatic detour into "The Twilight...recurs in various guises, to undercut the Tyrant's rallies of spirit and represent the...unrest seeping through the palace walls. Tyrant broods Or does the Tyrant imagine the...
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Newly Formed TYRANT Studios Led by Top Game Industry Talent.
Business Wire; 2/11/2008; 700+ words
; SEATTLE -- The formation of TYRANT Studios, LLC, an entertainment software...the team's first original project. TYRANT Studios is led by Executive Producer...excited to announce the formation of TYRANT and share our vision for the future...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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REALISTIC 'TYRANT' ELECTRIFIES.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...terrifying brutality. The tyrant in Keneally's tale, dubbed...of his conscription by the tyrant of his country, Great Uncle...is a catch. In the world of tyrants, it's not only your own...terror of living under the Tyrant's rule. He describes the...
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This tyrant of a king just might get you thinking
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/20/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...was the jumping-off point for "The Tyrant," the solo tour-de-force that Duykers...Vegas, the creative team felt that "The Tyrant" needed more breadth. It expanded from...and perusal of the score showed "The Tyrant" to be stylistically eclectic and emotionally...
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A nest of the Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) with comparative comments on nests of related genera.(SHORT COMMUNICATIONS)(Report)
Magazine article from: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...together this clade is sister to the tody-tyrant-flatbill group (Ohlson et al. 2008...2008). The Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant (P. ophthalmicus) ranges from northern...recent of which was Variegated Bristle Tyrant (P. poecilotis) (Londono and Munoz...
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THE TYRANT'S NOVELBOOKS / Fiction
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 06-26-2004 THE TYRANT'S NOVEL By Thomas Keneally.235 pages...Reviewed by Janet Maslin*In ''The Tyrant's Novel'' Thomas Keneally finds his...List.'' It arose from ''Tales of the Tyrant,'' an intricate portrait of Saddam...
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Tyrant Flycatchers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrant flycatchers are a large family of perching birds, containing about...species. They make up the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes. Tyrant flycatchers only breed in the Americas, from the northern boreal forest...
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tyrant
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
tyrant in ancient history, ruler...its negative sense. Many tyrants ruled well and with benefit...cent. BC saw the rise of the tyrant Cypselus and his son, Periander...cent. BC was the time of the tyrants Cleisthenes of Sicyon in the...
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tyrant flycatcher
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
tyrant flycatcher see flycatcher .
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Thirty Tyrants
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thirty Tyrants oligarchy of ancient Athens (404-403 BC). It was created by Lysander under Spartan auspices after the Peloponnesian War. Critias and Theramenes were prominent members. It was overthrown at Piraeus (now Piraiévs) by Thrasybulus .
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tyrant flycatchers
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
tyrant flycatchers See TYRANNIDAE .
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