strongman
or strong man
[strawng-man, strong-]
noun, plural strong·men.
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.
Origin of strongman
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Related Words for strongman
autocrat, tyrant, despot, adviser, tycoon, authoritarian, disciplinarian, fascist, totalitarian, commander, mogul, chief, oppressor, magnate, boss, leader, ringleader, usurper, absolutist, oligarchExamples from the Web for strongman
Contemporary Examples of strongman
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
noun plural -men
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