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warlord

UK
/ˈwɔːlɔːd/
US
/ˈwɔrˌlɔrd/

Translations

warlordnoun
warlords
pl
UK
/ˈwɔːlɔːd/
US
/ˈwɔrˌlɔrd/
seigneur de guerre
The warlord controlled the northern territories with an iron fist, imposing his own laws and taxes.
Le seigneur de guerre contrôlait les territoires du nord d'une main de fer, imposant ses propres lois et ses propres impôts.
Additional translations
chef de guerrePlus général; peut s'employer pour désigner un chef militaire qui exerce un pouvoir local.
Synonyms
military leader
chieftain
commander
general
overlord
dictator
tyrant
warlordadjective
UK
/ˈwɔː.lɔːd/
US
/ˈwɔr.lɔrd/
Attributive use: placed before another noun to denote relation to a warlord.
de seigneur de guerreEmployé pour parler d'une domination exercée par des chefs militaires locaux.
The country struggled to escape decades of warlord rule.
Le pays a lutté pour sortir de décennies de domination de seigneurs de guerre.

Definitions

warlordnoun
A military leader who exercises civil power in a region, often in a country where the central government is weak.
The warlord controlled the northern territories with an iron fist, imposing his own laws and taxes.
A person who commands a private army and is not officially recognized as a legitimate ruler.
The villagers lived in fear of the warlord who had taken over their town and demanded loyalty.
warlordadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a warlord or warlords; involving rule by military leaders.
The country struggled to escape decades of warlord rule.
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