Warlord

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  • noun. A military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
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  • noun. A high military officer in a warlike nation.
  • noun. A local ruler or bandit leader usually where the government is weak.
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  • noun. supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
    • Word Usage
    "The term warlord is applied to the commanders of the Afghan resistance who fell out with each other after the defeat of the Soviets."
    Form
    warlording  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    military leader  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clinch  infighting  letter  machine-gunner  mugger  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Simon Legree  absolute monarch  absolute ruler  all-powerful ruler  arrogator  
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