What is an English term for a small person who takes on a powerful task or job to feel bigger?
When I say "small", I'm not referring to physical size, but to pettiness and feelings of powerlessness.
asked May 20 '15 at 18:06
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A little Napoleon. – Dan Bron May 20 '15 at 18:07
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A little Hitler? – FumbleFingers May 20 '15 at 18:23
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Tyrion Lannister? – Tushar Raj May 20 '15 at 18:43
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2Anybody great has started small and powerless; that's the motivator of ambition: getting power to be able to change things (for good, for bad). So , that small guy is "ambitious". – P. O. May 20 '15 at 19:01
You might consider the term petty tyrant.
A petty tyrant is someone who abuses their generally small amount of power by wielding it capriciously or in a self-aggrandizing fashion.
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