Common collocations with tyranny in American Collocation

tyranny noun

US /ˈtɪrəni/

brutal

cruel

political

religious

This was one of the cruellest tyrannies the world has ever known.

be freed from

escape

escape from

These people have fled to our shores to escape tyranny and poverty.

end

fight

oppose

overthrow

resist

If we seek to end tyranny on a global level we have to show that peaceful alternatives exist at a local level.

impose

He constantly fought the regime that was trying to impose an intolerant tyranny.

cruelty

injustice

oppression

persecution

terror

war

They are fleeing from tyranny and persecution.