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pharaoh:
(also with a capital ‘P’ — Pharaoh; plural: ‘pharaohs‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ph’ are said with an ‘f’ sound as in “feather”)
the king or ruler of ancient Egypt;
a king or ruler who rules his people in a harsh and cruel way; a tyrant,
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‘Pharaoh’ in ancient Egyptian language actually means ‘great house’ which was the King’s palace.
Pharaohs of the ancient Egypt had absolute power over their subjects/people.
Some of the critics of Donald J. Trump, a successful American businessman, sometimes call him the modern day pharaoh.
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