warlord
pronunciation
How to pronounce warlord in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:lɔ:d]
How to pronounce warlord in American English:
US [ˈwɔrlɔrd]
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- Noun:
- supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
Word Origin
- warlord (n.)
- also war-lord, 1856, from war (n.) + lord (n.). Often a translation of German Kriegsherr or Chinese junfa.
Example
- 1. One warlord , abdul sayyaf , yelled a threat at her .
- 2. They include the most senior among afghanistan 's vice-presidents , mohammed fahim , a former warlord .
- 3. Napoleon bonaparte was an extraordinary and contradictory man : a warlord who saw himself as a champion of civilisation .
- 4. With this insurance policy , assad could hang on as a warlord presiding over an iranian and russian protectorate on the mediterranean .
- 5. In 2008 milton blahyi , a former warlord , admitted to eating children 's hearts before going into battle .