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View synonyms for iron fist

iron fist

[ ahy-ern fist ]

noun

  1. 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.



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