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warlordism

American  
[wawr-lawrd-iz-uhm] / ˈwɔrˌlɔrdˌɪz əm /

noun

  1. rule or control by a warlord or warlords, either as the sole government or in opposition to the official government.


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He represents warlordism in a business suit instead of a thawb.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2025

But in the longer term, if they become too strong, they could produce a new era of warlordism.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

He said that Somalia has been moving beyond the mayhem, despair and warlordism that once made it one of Africa’s most dysfunctional countries.

From New York Times May 5, 2015

But the issue is delicate to many who fear that such experiments could lead Afghanistan further into warlordism and out-of-control militias.

From Washington Post Jul. 10, 2010

Fighting that subsequently   erupted among the various mujahidin factions eventually helped to   spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that   fought to end the warlordism and civil war which gripped the   country.

From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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