English Explanatory Dictionary

tyranny of the majority

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

tyranny of the majority tyrannies of the majority tyrannies of majorities

Synonyms

dictatorship of the majority tyranny of the masses

Related words

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