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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Kabul, the capital, was in ruins resembling Dresden after World War II; various warlords were fighting block to block.
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Peter Bergen, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
But America saw them as terrorists, with the CIA sponsoring warlords to counter them.
—Immigration Lawyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The title creatures, which are summoned to overthrow warlords in feudal Japan, are just inhuman enough to distinguish themselves.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Then just in his early 50s, Nakadai played much older, wearing intense, ghost-like makeup to portray a desolate, world-weary warlord.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Peter Bergen, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
But America saw them as terrorists, with the CIA sponsoring warlords to counter them.
—Immigration Lawyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The title creatures, which are summoned to overthrow warlords in feudal Japan, are just inhuman enough to distinguish themselves.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Then just in his early 50s, Nakadai played much older, wearing intense, ghost-like makeup to portray a desolate, world-weary warlord.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warlord. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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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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