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tyrannophobia

tyrannophobia noun: an aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.

Noun

tyrannophobia (uncountable)

  1. An aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.
    • Although tyrannophilia (D. Pikes) had not yet set in, the traditional tyrannophobia (Thomas Hobbes) had been partially set out of joint.2007, Hans Maier, Totalitarianism and Political Religions
    • On the other hand, if tyrannophobia hampers useful grants of power to the executive, it creates social costs, namely and entrenched reluctance to transfer necessary powers to the executive.2011, Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule, The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic, →ISBN, page 203

tyrannophobia meaning in Tamil

tyrannophobia in Tamil

கொடுங்கோலன் வெருளி

Origin of tyrannophobia

From tyranno- + -phobia.

Questions about tyrannophobia

What does tyrannophobia mean?
Tyrannophobia means an aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.
What is tyrannophobia in Tamil?
Tyrannophobia in Tamil is கொடுங்கோலன் வெருளி. See Tyrannophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tyrannophobia?
Tyrannophobia is a noun.

Words near tyrannophobia in the dictionary

  1. tyrannophiles
  2. tyrannophilia
  3. tyrannophilic
  4. tyrannophobe
  5. tyrannophobes
  6. tyrannophobia
  7. tyrannophobic
  8. tyrannoraptoran
  9. tyrannoraptorans
  10. tyrannosaur
  11. Tyrannosaura Regina

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