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* {{sense|ruthless control}} {{l|en|iron hand}}, {{l|en|iron heel}}, {{l|en| |
* {{sense|ruthless control}} {{l|en|iron hand}}, {{l|en|iron heel}}, {{l|en|authoritarianism}}, {{l|en|despotism}}, {{l|en|totalitarianism}}, {{l|en|autocracy}}, {{l|en|dictatorship}} |
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* {{sense|symbol}} {{l|en|armoured fist}}, {{l|en|armored fist}}, {{l|en|mailed fist}} |
* {{sense|symbol}} {{l|en|armoured fist}}, {{l|en|armored fist}}, {{l|en|mailed fist}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|vasököl}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|pugno di ferro|m}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|pugno di ferro|m}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja| |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|鉄拳|tr=てっけん, tekken|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|圧制|tr=あっせい, assei|sc=Jpan}} |
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* Kazakh: {{t|kk|темір жұдырық|sc=Cyrl}} |
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|темір жұдырық|sc=Cyrl}} |
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Revision as of 09:36, 4 January 2022
English
Etymology
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Noun
iron fist (plural iron fists)
- (figuratively) Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
- Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
- Symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch.
Synonyms
- (ruthless control): iron hand, iron heel, authoritarianism, despotism, totalitarianism, autocracy, dictatorship
- (symbol): armoured fist, armored fist, mailed fist
Related terms
Translations
ruthless control
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