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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
- ·Dz-ھ· ·Dz·ھ· adjective adverb
Example Sentences
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.
Erik ten Hag was similar when he came in, and ruled with an iron fist, but I think communication was his problem.
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