tyrannophile

tyrannophile noun: one who supports dictatorship.

Noun

tyrannophile (plural tyrannophiles)

One who supports dictatorship.
- In the first book of the Republic, Socrates' claim that justice “pays” is challenged by the hot-tempered Thrasymachus, a rhetorician and tyrannophile.2011, George Klosko, The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy, →ISBN, page 101
- This was the beginning of a rearguard action on Plato's part to salvage his reputation, which was to culminate in the Seventh and Eighth Epistles, apologiae pro vita sua, from there to blend into the favourable tradition of Plato's life and personality, waging war down to the present against the...2014, Frank Vatai, Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World, →ISBN

tyrannophile (comparative more tyrannophile, superlative most tyrannophile)

Synonym of tyrannophilic.
- ... (c) that this "somebody" must have been completely out of his mind if he had celebrated the merits of H. and A. among an exclusively tyrannophile demos and (d) that crowds easily change their political allegiance when attractive alternatives present themselves.1969, Talanta - Volumes 1-5, page 78
Synonyms:

tyrannophilic

From tyranno- + -phile.

What does tyrannophile mean?: Tyrannophile means one who supports dictatorship.
What part of speech is tyrannophile?: Tyrannophile can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of tyrannophile?: The plural of tyrannophile is tyrannophiles.

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