iron fist
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iron fist
noun iron fists
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An army's tank or cavalry branch.
Similar: armoured fist, armored fist, mailed fist
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Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
Similar: iron hand, iron heel, despotism, totalitarianism, autocracy, monocracy, fascism, dictatorship
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noun ruthless control
| Español | mano dura, puño de hierro, ordeno y mando |
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| 한국어 | 폭정 pokjeong, 압제 apje, 철권 cheolgwon |
| 日本語 | 圧政 assei, 圧制 assei, 鉄拳 tekken |
| 中文 | 鐵腕 /铁腕 tiěwàn, 鐵拳 /铁拳 tiěquán |
| Português | punho de ferro |
| Français | main de fer |
| Deutsch | eiserne Hand, eiserne Faust |
| Italiano | pugno di ferro |
| Ελληνικά | σιδηρά πυγμή sidirá pygmí |
| Română | mână de fier |
| Русский | желе́зный кула́к želéznyj kulák |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tay thép |
| العربية | قُبْضَة حَدِيدِيَّة qubḍa ḥadīdiyya |
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