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Meaning of iron hand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Firmness, inflexibility, sternness.

figuratively

Examples

“The mental hospital setting is merely a symbol for the world, and in it the powers that be rule with an iron hand.”
“Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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