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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Harsh sanctions imposed by the George W. Bush administration strangled aid flows and stamped out most legitimate business enterprises, concentrating economic power in the hands of corrupt tycoons and meth-peddling warlords.
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Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
Kandahar’s rival warlords carved up the province with a patchwork of checkpoints, where robbery and rape were common.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2024
The title creatures, which are summoned to overthrow warlords in feudal Japan, are just inhuman enough to distinguish themselves.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
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Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
Kandahar’s rival warlords carved up the province with a patchwork of checkpoints, where robbery and rape were common.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2024
The title creatures, which are summoned to overthrow warlords in feudal Japan, are just inhuman enough to distinguish themselves.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 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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