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tyranny of the majority

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: flertallets diktatur — Translations
  • Danish: flertalsdiktatur — Translations
  • Finnish: enemmistön diktatuuri — Translations
  • Georgian: უმრავლესობის დიქტატურა (umravlesobis dikṭaṭura) — Translations
  • Georgian: უმრავლესობის ტირანია (umravlesobis ṭirania) — Translations
  • Greek: δικτατορία της πλειοψηφίας (diktatoría tis pleiopsifías) — Translations
  • Indonesian: tirani mayoritas — Translations
  • Japanese: 数の暴力 (kazu no bōryoku) — Translations
  • Malay: tirani majoriti — Translations
  • Romanian: dictatura majorității — Translations
  • Russian: диктату́ра большинства́ (diktatúra bolʹšinstvá) — Translations