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strongman
noun as in dictator
Example Sentences
Her commitment to nonviolent change dates to the days of antidemocratic strongman Hugo Chávez.
A percentage of babies born every day will manifest queer characteristics, and though countless strongmen have left fields of carnage in attempts to manage so-called bloodlines, nobody can override such DNA destiny.
Libertarians like Paul have consistently embraced the concept of private tyranny, where one’s employer is entitled to rule as a strongman, but this is not even that.
Orbán is a strongman, but he’s much more sophisticated in how he applies his dictatorial powers.
Among the first moves in the strongman’s playbook is to take control of the media, starting with censoring news outlets and humorists.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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