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Recent Examples of caudillo
Some point to Latin America’s long tradition of strong, personalistic leaders, caudillos such as Simón Bolívar and Juan Manuel de Rosas who presided after the region’s wars for independence in the nineteenth century.
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The three great caudillos of the Mexican Revolution were Villa, Zapata, and Obregón.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 11 May 2023
Others were more sanguine, confident that after more than two decades of reforms designed to modernize the country, Mexican institutions were strong enough to contain the ambitions of the 65-year-old caudillo.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
Russian caudillo Vladimir Putin plans to use Ukraine as the stage for an opera in three acts: Blitzkrieg, Anschluss, Kolonisation.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The three great caudillos of the Mexican Revolution were Villa, Zapata, and Obregón.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 11 May 2023
Others were more sanguine, confident that after more than two decades of reforms designed to modernize the country, Mexican institutions were strong enough to contain the ambitions of the 65-year-old caudillo.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
Russian caudillo Vladimir Putin plans to use Ukraine as the stage for an opera in three acts: Blitzkrieg, Anschluss, Kolonisation.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caudillo
Noun
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Except for this one man, the evidence of the warlords and Japan going crazy had been horribly apparent.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration’s African diplomatic team has made headway in striking a deal with the nation in which the U.S. would provide security assistance to the DRC government in its fight against warlords in return for U.S. access to critical minerals within the country.—
John Berlau,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Public disorder would discredit the local rulers in the eyes of their Papal overlords and possibly lead to dismissal from power.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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As a late-night host, Letterman often mocked his corporate overlords at NBC and CBS.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 July 2025
Noun
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His personal goal was surely the vanity of wanting to have never been wrong and the superpower of always being right—George Orwell speaks of the theological nature of totalitarians, who must constantly alter the past to claim to be always right in the present.—
Rebecca Solnit
April 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2021
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2020
Noun
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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Unlike democratic politicians who must constantly justify their actions to skeptical publics and hostile media, autocrats like Putin and Kim arrive at these summits with clear, patient, long-term objectives.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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As autocrats commonly do, Trump is seeking control over the national capital in order to intimidate and squelch dissent.—
Robert Weissman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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But the people in most democracies and the rulers in most non-democracies have other goals.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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By telling stories, our species became the unrivaled ruler of the earth, with devastating consequences.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Monday morning, league bosses Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, and Gary Bettman were asked to participate in a briefing on matters related to the sports broadcasting market, including those having to do with blackout exemptions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Outgoing Ikea boss Jesper Brodin and Walmart leader Doug McMillon also spent decades of their lives working their way up to the top spot.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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So, this is all an opportunity for Donald Trump to play dictator in Washington, D.C.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Aug. 2025
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This perception stems largely from the grip of the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko.—
SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Caudillo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caudillo. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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