warlord
A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the…A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.
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Meaning
1 sensesA military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.
Kriegsherr, Kriegsherr, Warlord
главнокома́ндующийglavnokomándujuščij, военача́льникvojenačálʹnik, воево́даvojevóda
supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
Examples
12 sentencesThe warlord made us translate sentences.
Tom dreams of being a warlord.
Is there like a warlord training school or summer camp?
The high court decided to try the fugitive warlord in abstentia.
The warlord went into hiding.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From war + lord.From war + lord.
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