warlord

noun

Definition of warlordnext
as in overlord

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Recent Examples of warlord The Mandalorian And Grogu picks up here, with Mando running contracts for the New Republic, taking down Imperial warlords. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 Abdiqassim Salad Hassan meets with warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid in Surt, Libya, to discuss reconciliation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Several countries have refused to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who are both wanted on ICC warrants, and Italy declined to hand over a Libyan warlord last year, returning him on a state plane to Tripoli instead. — ABC News, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for warlord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
  1. overlord
  2. caudillo
  3. ruler
  4. boss
  5. potentate
Noun
  • This actually comes in the wake of a public schism between showrunner Ryan Condal and universe overlord George RR Martin, who has bemoaned significant changes to his original story.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of overlord
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  • Maduro’s arrest is being compared to the 1989 invasion of Panama and rendition of its caudillo, Manuel Noriega, to Miami to be convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of caudillo
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  • Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty, Syria’s new rulers have struggled to exert control across the country and to check extremist groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The aluminum venture also deepens the relationship between IHC — chaired by Abu Dhabi’s deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed — and billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, following IHC’s $2 billion investment in Adani companies in 2022.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of ruler
Noun
  • Among those courtside include members of the NBA champ New York Knicks; Kelce’s Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, other teammates and coaches; ex-Disney boss Bob Iger and spouse Willow Bay; and current Disney powerhouse Dana Walden.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • And ordering wine even when the boss hasn’t is exactly that—showing bold initiative.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of potentate

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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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