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war·lord (wôr

lôrd

)

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]

(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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Noun

warlord - 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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warlord (redirected from warlordism)

warlord
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