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Ruthless Ruler Crossword Clue

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noun

• a cruel and oppressive dictator

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noun

• a cruel and oppressive dictator

• in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

• any person who exercises power in a cruel way

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noun

• a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

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