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Verb

To oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

rule with an iron hand

rule despotically

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

have someone under your thumb

keep under thumb

use strong-arm tactics on

put the screws on

lay down the law

exercise control over

lead by the nose

have control of

be in control of

be in charge of

be in the saddle

have upper hand

scare the bejesus out of

twist someone's arm

put pressure on

play first fiddle

weigh heavy upon

put the frighteners on

discriminate against

be in command of

be at the helm of

throw your weight around

be the leader of

have under one's thumb

be in the driver's seat

have the upper hand over

act the tin god

turn the screws on

tighten the screws on

throw one's weight about

gain mastery over

play the heavy with

tell someone what to do

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

render helpless

render incapable

render powerless

have power over

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

wear the trousers

rule the roost in

turn on the heat

be pre-eminent over

have command over

keep in subjection

keep in submission

hold dominion over

exercise authority over

have authority over

take the reins of

be in authority over

assume command of

take away someone's human rights

use pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

put the squeeze on

put under an obligation

push the buttons

bend to your will

pull the strings

call the signals

be in power over

exercise authority

serve the people

be in the driving seat

be on at someone

find fault with

punish repeatedly and unfairly

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“Giving one man all the power was bound to corrupt him and inflate his desires, leading him to follow his every whim and to tyrannize his subjects.”

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