enforcer
Example Sentences
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Most recently, the Chinese leader’s purge has even swallowed the network of the man who once ran it: Wang Qishan, the enforcer Xi trusted to hunt “tigers”—Beijing’s term for high-ranking officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
If Bovino was as smart as he thinks he is, he would’ve followed the longtime strategy of another longtime immigration enforcer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Today, the commission is made up only of Xi, who is its chairman, and a general known less as a traditional warrior than as a political enforcer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party "unanimously" re-elected To Lam as general secretary on Friday, confirming the former security enforcer as the country's top leader for the next five years and backing his vision for growth-oriented change.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
In the beginning, the chief was all-powerful and ruled the village with his enforcer soldiers.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
