圧政|あっせいassei[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounoppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
- Synonym圧制あっせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Suppression and despotism, leaning toward the acts and means of oppression; 「圧政」 points to the tyrannical regime as a whole.
- Synonym苛政かせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Harsh, severe rule, as in 「苛政は虎よりも猛し」; the emphasis falls on heavy taxation and harshness.
- Synonym暴政ぼうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Brutal, violent rule that makes the people suffer; close in meaning to 「圧政」.
- Synonym虐政ぎゃくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rule that mistreats the people, leaning toward cruelty; used only rarely.
- Antonym自由じゆうNeutralNeutral. Freedom and liberty; stands in direct opposition to the oppressive rule of 「圧政」.
Use 「圧政」 for oppressive rule that crushes the people with power, as in 「圧政に苦しむ」 or 「圧政からの解放」. The near-synonyms are written/formal prose: 「苛政」 for harsh, tax-heavy rule, 「暴政」 for brutal violence, 「虐政」 a rarer word for cruel rule; 「自由」 is the antonym.
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