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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a tyrant" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is exercising power in a cruel or oppressive manner.
Example: "The leader ruled as a tyrant, instilling fear in the hearts of his citizens."
Alternatives: "like a dictator" or "in a despotic manner".
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"He had a reputation as a tyrant.
I don't see him as a tyrant at all".
Scipio Nasica, as pontifex maximus (high priest), demanded that Scaevola condemn Tiberius as a tyrant.
The Declaration of Independence (1776) unambiguously condemned the king as a tyrant.
What he does mind is the persistent image of him as a tyrant.
The conspirators were not alone in regarding Bolívar as a tyrant in the making.
The development has stunned human rights campaigners and political opponents, who regard Mugabe as a tyrant.
The New Testament portrays him as a tyrant, into whose kingdom Jesus of Nazareth was born.
He concentrates the story on Macbeth as a tyrant finally done in by his victims.
George III emerges from Goodwin's story not as a tyrant, but "most emphatically" as "a pedant".
He was hailed as a historic figure and condemned as a tyrant.
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