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strongman

noun

ˈstrȯŋ-ˌman

Definition of strongman

as in dictator

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way a Latin-American strongman who basically treated his nation's coffers as his personal bank account

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Recent Examples of strongman The courtroom pleasantries represented a dramatic comedown for a strongman who once ruled Venezuela from a fortified presidential compound. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026 Likewise, bullying commands are unlikely to resonate in a party not trained to follow a strongman. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 The cross was not meant to be a stage prop for strongmen. — Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Latin America is swinging rightward again, electing presidents who promise to channel the strongmen of yore and rule the region through might, not right. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for strongman

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For years the company has rewritten its own rules, redesigned its products, and even bent to the demands of dictators to preserve market access.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos signed the Carter-Torrijos Treaties transferring control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama by 2000.

— USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dictator

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Netanyahu brands Erdogan an ‘antisemitic tyrant’ Netanyahu and Katz have pushed back on the political motivation narrative, warning instead of an impending Turkish footprint in Syria.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Some tin-pot tyrant decides their country really owns part of another and invades.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

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