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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Example Sentences

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

From Salon

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

From New York Times

Afghanistan could see a situation like the country's 1990s civil war "where you would see a culture of warlordism and you might see some of the important institutions like security forces fracturing along ethnic, or for that matter, tribal lines," Carter said.

From Reuters

Ethnic rivalries remain fierce, and warlordism lingers beneath the surface of modern Afghan life.

From Washington Post

“Imposing this maximalist, intrusive state model,” Brown said, was meant to end the ethnic strongholds and warlordism that had helped give rise to the Taliban.

From Seattle Times