strongman
noun
strong·man
ˈstrȯŋ-ˌman 
: one who leads or controls by force of will and character or by military methods
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a Latin-American strongman who basically treated his nation's coffers as his personal bank account
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The Cartel of the Suns — allegedly led by the Venezuelan strongman and his second-in-command, Diosdado Cabello — has long been linked to international drug trafficking operations, illicit financial networks and efforts to undermine democratic institutions across Latin America.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
See the whistlers mimicking birdsong on Vogelpfeifer whistles, test your strength at the Hau den Lukas strongman game and munch on the traditional Lebkuchen gingerbread cookies.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, the strongmen had been extremely close, with Hun Sen appointing Thaksin as an economic advisor to the Cambodian government following the 2006 putsch.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
See the whistlers mimicking birdsong on Vogelpfeifer whistles, test your strength at the Hau den Lukas strongman game and munch on the traditional Lebkuchen gingerbread cookies.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, the strongmen had been extremely close, with Hun Sen appointing Thaksin as an economic advisor to the Cambodian government following the 2006 putsch.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Strongman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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