Tyranny of the majority — For the form of democracy, see Ochlocracy. For the Flesh Field album, see Tyranny of the Majority (album). The phrase tyranny of the majority (or tyranny of the masses ), used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism… … Wikipedia
dictatorship of the majority — noun A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects. As to … Wiktionary
Majority rule — Majority Rules redirects here. For Canadian comedy show, see Majority Rules!. Part of the Politics series Electoral methods … Wikipedia
Tyranny (disambiguation) — A tyranny is a despotically ruled state or society.Tyranny may also refer to: * Tyrant, a despotic ruler or person * Personal Rule, Charles I s disregard of parliament also known as the Eleven Years Tyranny * Tyranny of the majority, a theory of… … Wikipedia
tyranny — tyr|an|ny [ˈtırəni] n plural tyrannies [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus; TYRANT] 1.) cruel or unfair control over other people ▪ Gorky was often the victim of his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Experiment — was a documentary series broadcast on BBC television in 2002. It presented the findings of what subsequently became known as The BBC Prison Study (Reicher Haslam, 2006)BackgroundThe genesis of the programme was the 1971 Stanford prison experiment … Wikipedia
The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the … Catholic encyclopedia
The Islamic Declaration — ( Islamska Deklaracija ), is a text written by Alija Izetbegovic in 1969 70 and republished in 1990 in Sarajevo, that offers an interesting view about Islam and modernization.Izetbegovic was ideologically a “pan islamist”, as he had participated… … Wikipedia
The House of Bernarda Alba (play) — The House of Bernarda Alba ( La casa de Bernarda Alba ) is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Along with Blood Wedding and Yerma it forms Lorca s Rural Trilogy . Lorca s last play, it was completed on June 19, 1936, several… … Wikipedia
