暴君
ぼうくん
tyrant; despot
Meanings
Noun
tyrant; despot
Example sentences
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They were under the yoke of a tyrant.
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We will not bend to the will of a tyrant.
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The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.
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Emperor Nero was an extremely evil tyrant.
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The people suffered under the cruel tyrant.
More examples (3)
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Thus, the tyrant succeeded in conquering the kingdom.
彼は自分の欠点の大部分と彼の人生の不幸を暴君の父親のせいにしたがった。
He liked to blame most of his faults and misfortunes on a tyrannical father.
アリストテレスが暴君と君主を区別するのに、前者は自らの利益のために統治を行い、後者は臣民のために統治を行うという事実をもってしたのは本当である。しかしながらアリストテレスの区分によれば、有史以来この世界にはただの一人も君主が存在したことはないということになる。
It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.