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Recent Examples of caudillo
Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Any analogy to this Presidency can be found only in the history of other countries, in the whims and cruelties and fantasies and insanities of the tyrants of antiquity, tin-pot dictators, Latin American caudillos, and modern strongmen.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 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
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Any analogy to this Presidency can be found only in the history of other countries, in the whims and cruelties and fantasies and insanities of the tyrants of antiquity, tin-pot dictators, Latin American caudillos, and modern strongmen.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caudillo
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Brolin made his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the warlord Thanos in the Avengers film series.—
Sarah Weldon,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Pedro Pascal, who plays Din Djarin, will be joined onscreen by Sigourney Weaver as a skilled fighter pilot; Jeremy Allen White as Rotta, Jabba the Hutt’s rebellious son; and Jonny Coyne as a ruthless Imperial warlord.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The corporate overlords need to get off their fat … wallets.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even before becoming what many would call 'the Yautja overlord' with Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, and Predator: Badlands, Trachtenberg was no stranger to sci-fi, having broken into Hollywood with an impressive short based on the video game Portal and the stunning thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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But that would not address the fundamental goal of the protests: to end the totalitarian stranglehold that has subjected the Cubans to an unbearable serfdom.—
Néstor T. Carbonell,
National Review,
16 July 2021
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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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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Maduro — a left-wing authoritarian who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade while ignoring election results — was not just another foreign dictator.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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But here, such altruistic considerations do not justify capitulating to a lawless authoritarian in the White House.—
Max Potter,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z rebellion toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamt could chart a new course for their country.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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These autocrats have watched and learned as Erdoğan has scapegoated various rival groups in his country, branding them shadowy forces unleashed by the American philanthropist George Soros.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s nothing wicked rulers love more than to kill all hope and instill maximum fear.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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But generally, operations in which a cartel boss is removed lead to more violence and fragmentation of criminal groups.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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But while El Mencho may have been a savvy crime boss, his group’s strength stemmed in large part from its recruitment of affiliates nationwide.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Caudillo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caudillo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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