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warlord
noun
- a high military officer in a warlike nation
- an aggressive tyrant
- a local ruler or bandit leader, as formerly in China, with some sort of military following in a district where the established government is weak
Related Forms:
- warlordism noun
See warlord in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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