iron fist

English

iron fist (plural iron fists)

(figuratively) Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
Symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch.

(ruthless control): iron hand, despotism, totalitarianism, autocracy, monocracy, fascism, dictatorship
(symbol): armoured fist, armored fist, mailed fist

ruthless control

Korean: 폭정 (ko) (pogjeong), 압제 (ko) (apje)
Lithuanian: geležinis kumštis m
Malay: kuku besi
Mongolian: төмөр нударга (tömör nudarga)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: jernhånd m, f

Nynorsk: jernhand f
Portuguese: punho de ferro m
Romanian: mână de fier f
Russian: желе́зный кула́к m (želéznyj kulák), желе́зная рука́ f (želéznaja ruká) (iron hand)
Spanish: mano dura f, puño de hierro, ordeno y mando
Swedish: järnhand (sv) c
Tagalog: kamay na bakal
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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