iron heel

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Noun iron heel has 1 sense

boot, iron boot, iron heel - an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
--₁ is a kind of instrument of torture

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Iron Heel

Description:

Iron Heel refers to a term used to describe authoritarian or oppressive rule, typically by a government or ruling class. It symbolizes a repressive regime or a system that crushes opposition and suppresses individual freedoms. The term is often used metaphorically to depict a ruthless and unyielding ruling power.

Examples:

The citizens rebelled against the iron heel of the totalitarian regime.
Under the iron heel of the dictatorship, freedom of speech was severely restricted.
The protagonist fought against the iron heel of oppression, tirelessly advocating for equality.

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