strongman
noun/ˈstrɔŋmæn/
Frequency rank: #14,674 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a leader who rules by force or authoritarian control rather than democratic means.
Example sentence
The country was ruled for decades by a ruthless strongman who suppressed all political opposition.
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