Iron-fistedness

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of heavy-handedness uncountable

    "And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group."

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heavy-handedness

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"And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group."

Etymology

From iron-fisted + -ness.

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