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strongman

[strawng-man, strong-] / ˈstrɔŋˌmæn, ˈstrɒŋ- /


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Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.

From Barron's

Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.

From Barron's

Plato saw it as an inevitable consequence of democracy, when a quest for freedom leads to excess and the populace demands a strongman.

From Salon

The moment also marked a victory for the son of Cuban immigrants who has long sought to confront the hemisphere’s strongmen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such contracts were priced at just 8 cents apiece, implying that Polymarket users saw only an 8% probability of the Venezuelan strongman losing power this month, the platform’s data shows.

From The Wall Street Journal