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caudillos

noun

plural of caudillo

as in warlords

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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
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

Definition of potentates

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Oft referred to as the king and queen of Italian wine, Barolo and Barbaresco can truly reign together as co-rulers, especially when produced by those with a foot in each appellation.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
For most of history, order was imposed from above because rulers did not trust ordinary people with power.

— Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

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Typically reserved for autocrats and crime bosses, sanctions can be devastating.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Conquerors and autocrats may win the immediate battle by bullying their subjects into submission, but their empires inevitably crumble the moment their iron grip falters.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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The ongoing sagas of Getz and Hoyer, two executives who got their jobs the old-school Chicago way — with no bothersome hiring searches conducted by their bosses — are ones that continue to fascinate me.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
California’s bosses were adding jobs slowly but at a far faster pace than the rest of the nation in early 2026.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026

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