warlord
noun
war·lord
ˈwȯr-ˌlȯrd 
1
: a supreme military leader
2
: a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area
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The warlord is surrounded by a cabal of sages and sycophants who are mostly interchangeable aside from their facial disfigurements.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The actor is playing a demented and villainous warlord, which is a far cry from his trademark Thor role.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 May 2024
Scott Baldauf, a Monitor writer who worked with him on many occasions, tells of a visit to a warlord of Mr. Zadran’s own tribe.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
And that led to the wives being stolen from the warlord.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 May 2024
The Thor: Love and Thunder star, 40, detailed his arduous and lengthy transformation into the villainous warlord Dr. Dementus — which included a prosthetic nose — for his new film with Anya Taylor-Joy, 28, in a new interview with Variety.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This new entry has Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa (taking over for Charlize Theron) and Chris Hemsworth as a devious warlord in a story that takes place 15 years before the previous film.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Liberia’s first civil war started in 1989, when the warlord Charles G. Taylor led a rebellion to overthrow the military regime of President Samuel Doe, who was later mutilated and killed by fighters under another warlord, Prince Johnson.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 3 May 2024
In the series, which takes place before the events of the films, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva join hands to protect the kingdom of Mahishmati and the throne against its greatest threat, the mysterious warlord known only as Raktadeva.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The actor is playing a demented and villainous warlord, which is a far cry from his trademark Thor role.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 May 2024
Scott Baldauf, a Monitor writer who worked with him on many occasions, tells of a visit to a warlord of Mr. Zadran’s own tribe.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
And that led to the wives being stolen from the warlord.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 May 2024
The Thor: Love and Thunder star, 40, detailed his arduous and lengthy transformation into the villainous warlord Dr. Dementus — which included a prosthetic nose — for his new film with Anya Taylor-Joy, 28, in a new interview with Variety.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This new entry has Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa (taking over for Charlize Theron) and Chris Hemsworth as a devious warlord in a story that takes place 15 years before the previous film.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Liberia’s first civil war started in 1989, when the warlord Charles G. Taylor led a rebellion to overthrow the military regime of President Samuel Doe, who was later mutilated and killed by fighters under another warlord, Prince Johnson.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 3 May 2024
In the series, which takes place before the events of the films, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva join hands to protect the kingdom of Mahishmati and the throne against its greatest threat, the mysterious warlord known only as Raktadeva.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
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warlord
noun
war·lord
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
1
: an important military leader
2
: a military leader who governs an area by force
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