Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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 sentences
  1. The warlord made us translate sentences.

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  2. Tom dreams of being a warlord.

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  3. Is there like a warlord training school or summer camp?

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  4. The high court decided to try the fugitive warlord in abstentia.

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  5. The warlord went into hiding.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
high military officer in a warlike nation:
local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
high military officer in a warlike nation:
local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak:

Origin

From war + lord.

From war + lord.

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