{
    "term": "tyrant",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who has complete power in a country and uses it in a cruel and unfair way",
            "labels": "(figurative)(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His boss is a complete tyrant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kings of Sparta would not serve under the tyrants of Syracuse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was one of the classical tyrants of Ancient Rome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of the naval officers were no more than petty tyrants."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "dictator",
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brutal", "cruel", "evil"],
                "verb + tyrant": ["become", "overthrow"],
                "tyrant + verb": ["rule something"],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the tyrant"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtaɪrənt/",
                "audio": "ty/tyrant/tyrant__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtaɪrənt/",
                "audio": "ty/tyrant/tyrant__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek turannos."
}