strongman
noun
strong·man
ˈstrȯŋ-ˌman 
: one who leads or controls by force of will and character or by military methods
Examples of strongman in a Sentence
a Latin-American strongman who basically treated his nation's coffers as his personal bank account
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The attacks on Putin mark a dramatic shift from Trump, who has spent years defending the Kremlin strongman.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The problem was that in fighting markets in the way that foreign policy types fight democracy, strongmen, and in between, the U.S. foreign policy establishment robs countries of the essential cleansing and recovery that can only be preceded by allotment of failure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Ex-police officer Dutton became opposition leader after the center-right Liberal Party was swept from power three years ago, bringing with him a reputation as the uncompromising strongman of the party’s right wing – a former minister for defense, home affairs and immigration.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
As some historians talk about Trump as a strongman in the Latin American mold, perhaps the region has something to teach us about democracy.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The problem was that in fighting markets in the way that foreign policy types fight democracy, strongmen, and in between, the U.S. foreign policy establishment robs countries of the essential cleansing and recovery that can only be preceded by allotment of failure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Ex-police officer Dutton became opposition leader after the center-right Liberal Party was swept from power three years ago, bringing with him a reputation as the uncompromising strongman of the party’s right wing – a former minister for defense, home affairs and immigration.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
As some historians talk about Trump as a strongman in the Latin American mold, perhaps the region has something to teach us about democracy.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for strongman
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“Strongman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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