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strongman
[ strawng-man, strong- ]
noun
- a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.
- a political leader who controls by force; dictator.
- the most powerful or influential person in an organization or business, by reason of skill in the formulation and execution of plans, work, etc.
strongman
/ ˈstrɒŋˌmæn /
noun
- a performer, esp one in a circus, who performs feats of strength
- any person regarded as a source of power, capability, initiative, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of strongman1
Example Sentences
In light of the circumstances, there is reason to be quite mad at those in government who support the total elimination of checks and balances in favor of an aging strongman’s personal judgment.
No, they look suspiciously like the same old mob every strongman attracts — not demanding freedom, but demanding vengeance.
In an era of strongmen, those lessons were a necessary corrective to the corrosive words and actions from Trump and others.
There is a breaking point for every strongman regime, and it can come with a single bullet.
The president simply proclaims that we have been invaded without any evidence at all and seizes the powers that come with that, all to give his followers the strongman spectacle he promised.
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