Thesaurus results for CAUDILLO

caudillo

noun

Definition of caudillo

as in warlord

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Recent Examples of caudillo Maduro’s arrest is being compared to the 1989 invasion of Panama and rendition of its caudillo, Manuel Noriega, to Miami to be convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026 Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025 Instead of building strong political parties with coherent platforms, the country ended up with rival caudillos— Sandinista on the left and anti-Sandinista on the right. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025 Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon. — Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caudillo

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Noun

For weeks, a meme has circulated of Mbappé as a warlord, dictating his teammates’ roles.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Abdiqassim Salad Hassan meets with warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid in Surt, Libya, to discuss reconciliation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Definition of warlord

Noun

This actually comes in the wake of a public schism between showrunner Ryan Condal and universe overlord George RR Martin, who has bemoaned significant changes to his original story.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of overlord

Noun

But, ten years later, his embrace of near-totalitarian control bears the deep imprint of his most personal beliefs about force, weakness, faith, and order.

— Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.

— Letters to the Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2020

Definition of totalitarian

Noun

With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of potentate

Noun

Trump will also meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former insurgent who led the offensive that unseated autocrat Bashar Assad in December 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Practical limitations do not evaporate, even for an autocrat believed to spend much of his time isolated in a bunker.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of autocrat

Noun

The two singles jointly rank as the third-longest-running rulers of all time, but perhaps not for long.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
During the visit — the first by a Canadian leader to Saudi Arabia in 26 years — Carney met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of ruler

Noun

Like Sir Richard Branson himself, Virgin lets the hair grow long and undoes a few buttons while still making savvy business decisions, like a boss.

— JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
My last bosses had created a toxic work environment in which people hesitated to speak up, question authority, or make mistakes.

— Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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