tyrannize

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Only to tyrannize behind the scenes and invariably whack others for his mistakes — coaches, general managers, executives by the score finding themselves slurred and slimed and used as human shields.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

In the 18th century, colonists speculated that a British statesman - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was a behind a cabal to tyrannize Americans.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2019

In the 18th century, colonists speculated that a British statesman — John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was a behind a cabal to tyrannize Americans.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2019

“Respect on its own is cold and inert, insufficient to overcome the bad tendencies that lead human beings to tyrannize over one another,” she wrote.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 18, 2016

I am not ashamed to say that I have a confidence in his wisdom now which I did not have before, knowing that his head will never be allowed to tyrannize over his heart.

From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane