He momo kāwanatanga, inā kei te tangata kotahi te ringa kaha ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga o tōna whenua. Kāore ia i pōtitia e te iwi, waihoki mā tana ope pirihimana, ope hōia hoki tōna mana e hāpai, tana iwi e tāmi.
A type of governance where the power to control all aspects of a nation rests with one person. They are not elected by the people and their police and army uphold their authority and suppress the people.
tuanui - harsh, overbearing
tuanui (whakatuanui) - authoritarian, autocratic
Ka aroha hoki tērā iwi e tūkinotia ana i raro i tō rātou kāwanatanga tuanui.
Kua kore te manawhiri kōrero o te iwi i raro i te tuanuitanga.