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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His breakthrough came playing Oda Nobunaga, the volatile 16th-century warlord, in an NHK taiga drama that ran for much of the year.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
In the Mandalorian saga, the evil Empire has fallen and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The third season showed two galactic powers coming together to fight a fearsome warlord known as The Mule (Pilou Asbæk).
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Allen White plays Rotta the Hutt (son of Jabba, first introduced in 2008’s The Clone Wars), Jonny Coyne reprises his Mandalorian S3 role as an Imperial warlord leading a surviving faction of the Galactic Empire, and Dave Filoni will be back as New Republic X-wing pilot Trapper Wolf.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
In the Mandalorian saga, the evil Empire has fallen and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The third season showed two galactic powers coming together to fight a fearsome warlord known as The Mule (Pilou Asbæk).
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Allen White plays Rotta the Hutt (son of Jabba, first introduced in 2008’s The Clone Wars), Jonny Coyne reprises his Mandalorian S3 role as an Imperial warlord leading a surviving faction of the Galactic Empire, and Dave Filoni will be back as New Republic X-wing pilot Trapper Wolf.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warlord. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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