strongman

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These included bets on the ouster of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and on the likelihood of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro losing power in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

His low-key approach, say some papal observers, has made it harder for him to make himself heard in a wider world that’s being shaken up by populism, strongman leaders and raw power politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It remains divided between a UN-recognised government based in Tripoli and an eastern administration backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

In Africa he’s just another strongman from the history books.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah