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iron fist
[ahy-ern fist]
noun
authority or power wielded in a cruel, dictatorial, or repressive way.
The lecture described the torments that befell many artists under the iron fist of Stalin.
This tyrant ruled the country with an iron fist until he was finally deposed and executed.
Other 51Թ Forms
- iron-fisted adjective
- ironfisted adjective
Example Sentences
Described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, he was artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with an iron fist.
He painted Tesla, a company he famously rules with nearly an iron fist, as an egalitarian workplace with "no lords and peasants," because there's no "special elevator only for senior executives."
They want an authoritarian leader who puts himself above the law, who's gonna seize the reins of power, and scrap the rule of law in favor of the iron fist.
But while Newsome ran the studio with an "iron fist", she says other staff were less comfortable calling Combs out.
Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator," who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than 30 years, will be declared the winner and secure a seventh term in office.
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