satrap
noun
- the governor of a province in ancient Persia
- a ruler of a dependency, esp. a despotic, subordinate official; petty tyrant
See satrap in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sāˈtrăpˌ, sătˈrăpˌ)
noun- A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
- A ruler.
- A subordinate bureaucrat or official: “The satraps of Capitol Hill will not sit idly by” (David Nyhan).
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