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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caudillos
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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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The demonstrations, sparked by economic distress and anger at Iran’s clerical rulers, were met with a sweeping crackdown that activists say has killed thousands.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the terms of the social contract between rulers and ruled needs to be made explicit.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also always had a thing for autocrats.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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The book examines the worst acts of autocrats and tyrannical leaders dating back centuries.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Not your grandma’s authoritarians Today’s authoritarian rulers realize that civil society has the potential to support democracy and pry loose their grip on power.—
Christopher Justin Einolf,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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There is so much energy in Falk’s writing that the reader can feel tensions in the city as officials, some working secretly with the bosses, try to stop the cigar factory women from organizing, call them Communists and demean them for being Polish.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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This is a very special week to pitch ideas to bosses or powerful figures.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Caudillos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caudillos. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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