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He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.
There may be no real risk of any group being so discrete and insular as to be in danger of being tyrannized by a majority.
Democracy is not simply majority rule; majorities can tyrannize over minorities and individuals, who need protection on democratic grounds.
But even below decks we tyrannize one another.
Lonsdale soon finds how well-born officers tyrannize non-commissioned officers and soldiers alike; meanwhile, the officers are depicted as coxcombs, rakes, gamblers, and so forth.
It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow citizens.
Mill admits that this new form of society seemed immune to tyranny because there was no fear of tyrannizing over self.
Diederich's life, from his childhood, are characterized by being slavishly subservient to his superiors while tyrannizing those below him.
