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warlord

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war·lord  (wôrlôrd)
n.
A military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
warlordism n.
warlord [ˈwɔːˌlɔːd]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a military leader of a nation or part of a nation, esp one who is accountable to nobody when the central government is weak the Chinese warlords
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Noun1.warlordwarlord - supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
military leader - a leader of military forces
warlord
noun military leader, general a dictator and warlord who had oppressed his people
Translations
warlord [ˈwɔːlɔːd] N → caudillo m


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