strongman
or strong man
[strawng-man, strong-]
- 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.
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Origin of strongman
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Contemporary Examples
The New York Daily News declared that “Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has unleashed a weapon of mass distraction.”
Egyptian strongman al Sisi may be more intent on obliterating Hamas than the Israelis are.
Björnsson is an Icelandic strongman competitor who won the 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland contest.
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One person who does not want a strongman is Abdullah Hegazy.
Could the collapse of the so-called Yasuní-ITT initiative be a turning point for the Bolivarian strongman?
strongman
- a performer, esp one in a circus, who performs feats of strength
- any person regarded as a source of power, capability, initiative, etc
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